Stephen Kerr: “The SNP have weakened deterrence, piled pressure on to our police and repeatedly put the interests of offenders ahead of…”

The SNP's savage cuts to police budgets have weakened frontline policing, yet they still expect them to do their jobs with one hand tied behind their backs.

The SNP have failed to give Scotland the police officers it requires and that situation is completely unsustainable.

This is a national disgrace and a damning indictment of the SNP’s record on protecting vulnerable children.

This is what nearly two decades of SNP failure on justice looks like: rising crime, weaker sentences and a justice system that criminals can increasingly take advantage of.