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Police forces saw a 30% cut in staffing numbers from 2010 to 2022, according to Home Office figures analysed by Labour. The data showed there were 6,252 fewer frontline officers last year compared with 2010

According to the Ministry of Justice, only 71,138 community sentences were handed out in 2021 - down from 189,333 in 2010

Keir Mudie writes about Labour's recent comments on crime, which could be the first solid bit of policy that the party has put out in some time, with crime being a historic weakness for the party

Police officers in England took more than 730,000 sick days last year - up from 320,000 in 2012/13. They're having to cope with 'horrific cases' and 'austerity and budget cuts', says one police federation boss

Those who emigrated abroad have not had annual increases in their pensions for 70 years except where Britain has a reciprocal agreement with the country they now live in

New analysis shows eight of the ten police forces with the highest increases in knife crime are in areas with Conservative Party Police and Crime Commissioners

Workers at the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), who grant permits for the import of exotic and endangered animal products, are on strike this week after being denied a proper pay rise for 11 years

Officials have refused to release details of a probe into DWP minister Guy Opperman's donation from a 'dining club' linked to a firm where he gave speeches

The Prime Minister appeared to play down the prospect of an imminent agreement on the Northern Ireland Protocol, amid speculation one could be announced early next week

The Prime Minister said "the whole world must hold Russia to account" for war crimes against Ukraine and criticised the agreements of the "post-Cold War era" for failing Ukraine

Conservative Party deputy chairman Lee Anderson insisted that millions of voters share his desire for capital punishment to be brought back. He was appointed by Rishi Sunak last week

BBC director general Tim Davie has been accused of disrespecting licence fee payers after he said it was 'truly amazing' the broadcaster is 'pulling off' the charge

Sir Jake Berry suggested interventions by former Prime Ministers should be "like sex in a long and happy relationship - infrequent but always anticipated with glee"

People who fell into YouGov’s 'worried and suffering' category favour Keir Starmer ’s party by 58% to 11% over the Conservatives

It will be the former Prime Minister's first address since she was forced to quit No10 in October after a disastrous stint in Downing Street which triggered a plunge in the Tories' poll ratings

'While Centrica made £100 a second, British Gas hired debt collectors who force-fitted pre-payment meters - it's clear we need a windfall tax to put people before greed'

The party has been backed by ex-UKIP leader Nigel Farage - and insiders believe he could be tempted back to the political frontline if Reform's popularity continues to rise

A new Channel 4 documentary sees Prue Leith and her son Danny Kruger, the Tory MP for Devizes in Wiltshire, discuss their opposing views to legalising assisted dying

'While it is not this paper's view that Scottish Independence is the right move, the First Minister's calm leadership and passion for social justice should be applauded'

Shadow Home Secretary is set to unveil plans to bolster neighbourhood policing teams and ramp up PCSO numbers, saying they "were once the eyes and ears on our streets"

The Ashfield MP told the Lib Dems if they sent him a stack of their new poster pointing some of his quotes on the death penalty, food banks and poverty he'd distribute them himself. So they did. Here's what happened

If Keir Starmer can win back seats in Labour’s former Scottish heartlands then he will be a step closer to winning an overall majority in next year’s general election, writes the Mirror's Jason Beattie

Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride conceded that creating "friction" with major trading partners will have an impact, after the head of the International Chamber of Commerce UK said Labour is now winning the argument on business

Pete Weatherby KC, representing the Covid Bereaved Families for Justice group, told a preliminary hearing today that he backs a call by the TUC for austerity to be looked at in the long-anticipated probe

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council leader Drew Mellor slammed the Treasury which he said appears 'determined that the future of local government is one of maximum council tax and cuts to services'