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Sarah Jones: It's a horrible, nasty, violent business. A lot of people get stabbed.

On the recordJuly 10, 2026
It's a horrible, nasty, violent business. A lot of people get stabbed.
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Sarah Jones
Labour Party

Editor's note · Context

Describing the violence associated with county lines operations.

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