Charging Commission News Today

The Liberal Democrats blamed years of Tory cuts leaving local police forces 'overstretched and unable to focus on frontline crime like burglaries'

Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper warned that “under the Tories, too many criminals are getting off' and victims are being left facing lengthy waits for justice

Labour says the commission will aim to identify reasons for the ‘woeful’ decline in successful law enforcement

The party launches an expert team to help police and prosecutors bring more criminals to justice.

The commission will aim to identify reasons for the ‘woeful’ decline in successful law enforcement, Labour said.

The commission will aim to identify reasons for the ‘woeful’ decline in successful law enforcement, Labour said.

The party has set up a panel of experts tasked with coming up with reforms to reverse the decline in the number of offences being solved. If it wins power at the next general election, Labour will put the ideas into action. But the Tories accuse the Opposition of being "soft" on crime.

The commission will aim to identify reasons for the ‘woeful’ decline in successful law enforcement, Labour said.

The commission will aim to identify reasons for the ‘woeful’ decline in successful law enforcement, Labour said.

The commission will aim to identify reasons for the ‘woeful’ decline in successful law enforcement, Labour said.