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Yvette Cooper: 'Tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime'

"Tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime was right then, and it's right now," shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper told Laura Kuenssberg, after she was asked if she was "unashamedly New Labour".

Cooper was discussing Labour's plans for policing and tackling anti-social behaviour, with the party calling for stronger prevention, more police officers on the streets and tougher enforcement.

19 February 2023

Laura Kuenssberg

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