Crime

Labour is failing us on crime. Violent crime has soared, policing has been distorted by endless paperwork and misguided government targets and our prisons are so full ministers are letting criminals go free early.

Jason Sugarman works as a criminal barrister and every day he sees the consequences of crime – the pain caused to victims and the life thrown away by offenders.

He wants effective policing and an end to Labour’s crime policy gimmicks like ID cards, which will cost billions and prove ineffectual while eroding our freedoms.

A Conservative government will take the action needed to reduce crime. We will build more prisons, ending early release and making efforts to ensure prisoners don’t return to a life of crime are more effective.