Yvette Cooper says the former prime minister was 'right then and right now' as she promises to 'champion' social justice, improve standards and increase neighbourhood policing as she launched a scathing attack on the 'shocking level of chaos' under the government.
2:37Labour has evoked the former prime minister as it outlined its policing plans for power, promising to be"tough on crime and tough on the causes of crime".
Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper pointed to the famous quote made by Sir Tony 30 years ago when he held the same frontbench position.Politics live:Speaking at the Institute for Government in London, Ms Cooper launched a scathing attack on the Conservative Party, saying they had"totally failed to deliver a policing and justice system fit for the 2020s", and that there was"no sense of direction or urgency about the challenges communities face".
She said that, under a Labour government, there would be a"fundamentally different approach" to the"shocking level of chaos" under the current Home Office leadership., paid for through a"police efficiency programme" to increase shared services and procurement."Neighbourhood policing shouldn't be seen as a Cinderella service," she said.
Ms Cooper also said Labour would introduce new mandatory requirements on vetting standards and misconduct through legislation to help increase trust in forces, after cases such as the murder of Sarah Everard by
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