Jeremy Corbyn claims Tories are in 'denial' about scale of violent crime in UK

British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn has said Tories are "in denial" about scale of violent crime.
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Bonnie Christian18 April 2019
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The Conservative Party is in "denial" about the scale of violent crime, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has claimed.

Analysis of official crime statistics by his party suggested there has been a doubling of attempted murders since the Tories came to power in 2010.

The Office for National Statistics recorded 523 attempted murders in April 2010 to March 2011 in England and Wales, but in October 2017 to September 2018 there were 1,040 - a 99 per cent increase.

Murders increased by 11 per cent over the same period, and manslaughter rose by 35 per cent.

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But infanticide dropped from four in 2010/11 to two in 2017/18.

Mr Corbyn said: "The rising scale of violent crime is shocking and clear, but the Tories are in denial.

"The Prime Minister continues to claim there is no connection between her police cuts and soaring levels of violent crime.

"Theresa May should listen to the people whose lives are being turned upside down by crime and to police chiefs around the country.

"As well as recruiting 10,000 more police officers to keep our communities safe, Labour has set out plans for a public health approach to crime.

"In government, Labour will ensure that our police, education, health and other public service workers work more closely together to tackle violent offending and prevent more of these crimes happening in the first place."

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