Crime and anti-social behaviour affect everybody in Bury, Ramsbottom and Tottington. We need to back our police, increasing their numbers and imposing tougher sentences for those who blight our communities.
At the Spring Budget 2023, the Conservative Government announced a whole package of reforms to the childcare sector to help more parents into work to grow the economy.
In December, Just Stop Oil activists evaded arrest for the sixth time in nine days as their human blockades caused mass traffic tailbacks in Whitechapel and Stoke Newington, London. They vowed to continue causing chaos until the Government cancels all new fossil fuel licences.
Some truly shocking issues were highlighted to the Home Affairs Committee today regarding child sexual abuse. Children have been failed and major improvements are needed.
Newly released figures show that 804 police officers have been recruited in Greater Manchester as part of the Conservative Government’s pledge to put 20,000 more officers on the streets by March 2023.
I have met this morning with Chief Superintendent Chris Hill for an update on policing in Bury and the steps being taken to address crime and antisocial behaviour across our towns and villages.