Will being tough on crime decide the next election?
February 20, 2023
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February 20, 2023
Will being tough on crime decide the next election?
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<p>With the criminal justice system under immense strain, from huge case backlogs to crumbling court buildings and staff shortages, Labour has seized the opportunity to attack the Tories’ record on crime. In a speech on Thursday 16 February the shadow home secretary, Yvette Cooper, declared that “only Labour is the party of law and order”.</p><p> </p><p>Rachel Cunliffe, Freddie Hayward and Rachel Wearmouth discuss Keir Starmer’s <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/preparing-for-power/2023/02/will-labour-position-crime-decide-next-election" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">strategy</a>, evoking Tony Blair, and whether this could be the deciding issue at the next election. </p><p> </p><p>They also talk about the government’s attempt to cling on to its <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2023/02/criminal-justice-system-broken-neither-gaffer-tape-tories-fix-dominic-raab" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">“tough on crime”</a> credentials, which has been overtaken by Rishi Sunak’s “relentless” commitment to stop migrants in small boats arriving on Britain’s shores.</p><br /><p>Subscribers can get an ad free version of the NS Podcast on the <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2022/06/newapp" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">New Statesman app</a></p><p> </p><p>If you have a question for You Ask Us, go to newstatesman.com/youaskus</p><p> </p><p>Podcast listeners can subscribe to the <em>New Statesman</em> for just £1 a week for 12 weeks using our special offer. Just visit <a href="http://www.newstatesman.com/podcastoffer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">newstatesman.com/podcastoffer</a>. </p><p><strong>LISTEN AD-FREE:</strong></p><p>📱<a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2022/06/newapp" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Download the New Statesman app</a></p><br /><p><strong>MORE FROM THE NEW STATESMAN:</strong></p><p>❓ <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/podcasts/2022/10/you-ask-us" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ask a question</a> – we answer them every Friday</p><p>⏰ <a href="https://morningcall.substack.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Get our daily politics newsletter</a> every morning</p><p>✍️ <a href="http://saturdayread.substack.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Enjoy the best of our writing</a> via email every Saturday</p><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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