<p><a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/crime-sadiq-khan-mayor-election-city-hall-met-police-susan-hall-b1154415.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bereaved families have criticised Sadiq Khan’s record on crime as figures show a 20% spike in knife and gun crime in 2023</a>. Our Crime Correspondent <a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/author/anthony-france" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Anthony France</a> explains what the families are calling for, and whether Sadiq Khan’s proposed measures to tackle crime if he's re-elected will be enough. In this episode:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>How the Met Police have defended stop &amp; search measures</li><li>Sadiq’s record on crime explained</li><li>Ahead of the mayoral election, how important is tackling crime for Londoners?</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Follow us<a href="https://twitter.com/EveningStandard" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> on X</a> or<a href="https://www.threads.net/@evening.standard" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> on Threads</a>.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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Sadiq Khan’s record criticised as knife & gun crime up 20%

APR 29, 202410 MIN
The Standard

Sadiq Khan’s record criticised as knife & gun crime up 20%

APR 29, 202410 MIN

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<p><a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/crime-sadiq-khan-mayor-election-city-hall-met-police-susan-hall-b1154415.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bereaved families have criticised Sadiq Khan’s record on crime as figures show a 20% spike in knife and gun crime in 2023</a>. Our Crime Correspondent <a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/author/anthony-france" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Anthony France</a> explains what the families are calling for, and whether Sadiq Khan’s proposed measures to tackle crime if he's re-elected will be enough. In this episode:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>How the Met Police have defended stop &amp; search measures</li><li>Sadiq’s record on crime explained</li><li>Ahead of the mayoral election, how important is tackling crime for Londoners?</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Follow us<a href="https://twitter.com/EveningStandard" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> on X</a> or<a href="https://www.threads.net/@evening.standard" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> on Threads</a>.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>