Sarah Jones
The Public Record
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September 8, 2026
Let us never forget that the frustration we see in our communities today is a product of chaos and crisis in the years that preceded the general election of 2024.
— Sarah Jones
This government has taken action to fix the broken system we inherited and crack down on the people smugglers.
Let me therefore make clear to the House and to the country that disorder of any kind will never be tolerated and those who cross the line from peaceful protest into illegality will face the full force of the law.
Every dangerous weapon that has been surrendered so far is a weapon off our streets and a community made that little bit safer.
Antisemitism goes against our country's values and I will do everything in my power to protect our Jewish communities.
The figures show that after years of neglect, we are turning the tide on theft on our high streets.
Every theft, regardless of the value of the goods, will be treated as the serious crime it is.
Shop theft has fallen once again - and is 4% down on last year. These figures show our approach is working. But we will not stop here.
Respect Orders will ban perpetrators from the places they blight, force them to confront the causes of their behaviour and make breaching one a criminal offence with serious consequences, including prison.
Antisocial behaviour can devastate lives. Behind every statistic are residents who want to feel safe where they live, and neighbourhoods held hostage by the same repeat offenders.
We have a big programme that we fund from government that targets those people who are the real power behind the county lines network.
County lines is a really horrific crime, which is a violent one, which is about basically the journey that drugs take across the country to get to people who want to buy their drugs for their weekend drug taking or for their drug use.
The recommendations would shape the government's programme of police reform to strengthen leadership, raise standards and restore confidence in policing.
ASB Awareness Week is a timely reminder that tackling this issue is a shared mission. This Government will not stop until every community feels safe.
These new powers give the police the tools they need to seize and destroy the vehicles that cause so much disruption to our local communities.
People across the country are fed up with off-road bikes tearing through parks, dangerous e-scooters on pavements and the chaos of illegal car meets.
Abuse of shop workers would not be tolerated and the government would keep working until we tackle it.
Everyone should be treated equally under the law and I think it’s right that they are reviewing this document and looking at the language.
As part of that training, there is an element of understanding there is a history of racism, that is part of the training.
The black community are the least confident in our policing in the country, they are under represented in the police workforce and they are more likely to be subjects of police use of force, so we need to acknowledge that and that is an…
People are right to ask questions when they've seen such a horrific incident and we will be listening and learning the lessons and there is a history... of racism within policing that forms part of the policing picture when you are trained.





