"We expect police to take vehicle crime seriously and investigate thoroughly to ensure perpetrators are charged and brought to justice. "Recent figures from the Crime Survey for England and Wales show vehicle crime is down 22% since December 2019. In response, a Home Office spokesperson said: "Car theft is a truly distressing crime and we are closely working with the automotive industry and police to ensure our response is as strong as it can be. "The Liberal Democrats want to see a return to proper community policing, making our streets safer and ending this free-for-all for criminals."
"The government is effectively decriminalising car theft by letting these gangs get away with it. "Criminal gangs are being allowed to act with impunity while victims are denied justice. Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey said: "There is a car theft epidemic across the country, which Conservative ministers are totally failing to tackle. The Met figure for unsolved car thefts was 87.2%. The Lib Dems also said that police had failed to attend three in four car thefts last year.Īccording to its analysis, the Metropolitan Police, West Midlands, South Yorkshire and Essex forces all reported more than 80% of car thefts as unsolved. The party said that an analysis of the latest Home Office figures shows that 100,258 car theft cases across England and Wales were closed in 2022 without a suspect being identified. The Liberal Democrats are accusing the government of presiding over a "car theft epidemic" as the party claimed that around four in five car thefts went unsolved last year. Join us again tomorrow morning for all the latest from the heart of Westminster - including PMQs at midday. Suspended Tory MP Scott Benton apologised for a breach of parliamentary rules.The Home Office said over 6,100 migrants have crossed the Channel so far this year.Labour's Sir Keir Starmer announced that he is likely to scrap his commitment to abolishing university tuition fees.But, Unite and the Royal College of Nursing said they will seek to continue strike action amid dissatisfaction at the pay deal among their members.The NHS staff council voted to accept the government's pay offer, and ministers have confirmed it will be implemented.Teachers across England were on strike in a dispute with government over pay.Sue Gray 'chose not to make representations' to the Cabinet Office probe into her resignation, a government update said.We'll be back from 6am, but before you go, here are the highlights from today: Thanks for staying with us for the latest politics news today.
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