MP, Labour’s Shadow Home
Secretary, speaking at the ’s Annual Conference in
Brighton, will say:
“You cannot keep the nation secure on the cheap.
“Yet, only on Friday the Chair of the National Police Chiefs
Council warned that counter-terror funding to police forces was
to be cut by 7.2% over the next three years.
“We oppose these cuts and Labour will reverse them in
Government.”
On combatting terrorism, will say:
“As part of combatting terrorism effectively, Labour is committed
to a thorough review of the “Prevent” strand of counter-terrorism
policy. Increasingly there is a concern that Prevent is a toxic
brand and not fit for purpose.
“Trampling on our civil liberties will do the terrorists’ work
for them.
“What makes us free is what makes us safe.
“And what makes us safe is what will make us free.”
On policing, will say:
“The reality of the Tory record on law and order is a long way
from their rhetoric. On ’s watch the number of police
officers has dropped by twenty thousand. Since 2010, £2.3 billion
has been cut from police budgets and the Tories continue to slash
funding.
“The truth is austerity undermines policing and community safety
in exactly the same way that it undermines our health service. We
see the consequences of this in our own communities, with rising
levels of homicide, knife, and gun crime. And the police
themselves are suffering from spiralling levels of overwork and
stress.
“Labour in government will work to make communities safe by
recruiting ten thousand new police officers working in the
community.”
On Grenfell, will praise the work of local
Labour MP . Diane will also say:
“Even now, out of the all the families made homeless only a
handful have been offered permanent homes. And this in a borough
with over two thousand empty properties. Am I the only person
wondering why Commissioners have not been sent into the FAILING
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea?
“But Tory failure in relation to Grenfell goes further than the
borough council. Events at Grenfell are also a direct consequence
of: deregulation of fire standards and inspection; privatisation
and outsourcing.
“We demand justice for the Grenfell survivors. They will not be
forgotten. We demand an immigration amnesty for former Grenfell
residents so they ALL feel able to come forward for help.
“And Labour in government would recruit three thousand additional
firefighters.
“No more outsourcing to the private sector.”
will say “The Tories have
weaponised immigration.”
“Tory opportunism on immigration is a disgrace. They continue to
talk about bogus immigration targets, which they have not met and
will never meet.
“They have pandered to anti-immigrant sentiment whatever the cost
to the economy and communities.
“There are real labour market issues. But the Labour party under
the leadership of will not scapegoat immigrants
for these issues.
“The watchword for our approach to immigration in government will
be fairness and the reasonable management of migration.”
