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Retailers will need to report suspicious and bulk purchases of knives on their platforms to police, with tougher sentences for selling knives to under 18s.
Nearly 19,000 foreign criminals and people with no right to be in the UK have now been removed since the government took office.
Most successful January in over half a decade for Home Office Immigration Enforcement teams tackling illegal working.
The Home Secretary brought together law enforcement and leading tech companies to drive new action to tackle mobile phone thefts.
Government announces new intelligence-led national policing centre to put the experiences of victims at the heart of police investigations.
Funding to kickstart the delivery of 13,000 more neighbourhood police officers has been doubled to £200 million to make the country’s streets safer.
Powerful new legislation will give law enforcement tougher tools to pursue people smugglers and disrupt their ability to carry out small boat crossings.
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper gave an oral statement about the government's commitment to tackle child sexual abuse and grooming gangs.
Stricter age verification checks and a ban on doorstep drops will be introduced to greater protect young people from knife crime.
A statement from the Home Secretary in response to the sentencing of the perpetrator of the horrific Southport attack.
The Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has given an update on the actions the government will take including the creation of an independent public inquiry.
Statement from Home Secretary Yvette Cooper on Southport.
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper gave an update on the actions the government will take to protect young people from sexual abuse and grooming gangs.
More victims will be empowered to have their cases independently reviewed, as the Home Secretary unveils further action to tackle grooming gangs.
The UK will benefit from boosts to trade and further cooperation on tackling illegal migration as Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani visits Downing Street.
The government's target to drive removal of foreign criminals and immigration offenders to highest level since 2018 has been smashed, with 16,400 people removed.
The UK will develop a new sanctions regime to cripple people smuggling crime rings and starve them of illicit finance fuelling their operations.
Suspected people smugglers will face travel bans, social media blackouts and restrictions on phone usage under tough new laws to dismantle crime networks.
The vital funding boost includes a significant increase to the police core grant from last year, a key part of our Plan for Change.
The Home Secretary has announced a package of measures to better protect the public and young people from youth radicalisation.
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