<p>Former Met Police Detective Peter Bleksley joins Camilla Tominey and Tim Stanley to discuss if parents should be held criminally responsible for their children’s crimes.</p><br><p>Following the announcement of <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2026/05/18/parents-face-jail-failing-steer-children-away-from-crimes/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">government plans to revamp parenting orders</a>, Peter argues that more discipline is needed in modern parenting and that longer jail terms work as a deterrent for repeat offenders.</p><br><p>The Justice Secretary David Lammy revealed the plans to give courts extra powers to punish breaches of parenting order last week as part of efforts to prevent a repeat of the Southport murders, where the <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/04/13/the-selfishness-of-axel-rudakubanas-parents/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">parents of triple killer Axel Rudakubana</a> were castigated for failing to act on his erratic and violent behaviour.</p><br><p>Producer: Emma Williams</p><p>Social Media Producer: Conor Clark</p><p>Executive Producer: Charlotte Seligman</p><p>Video Producer: Will Walters</p><p>Studio Operator: Meghan Searle</p><p>Editor: Camilla Tominey</p><br><p>Highlights</p><ul><li>Peter Bleksley discusses rise of London teen shoplifting 'link-ups'</li><li>David Lammy proposes courts get extra powers to jail parents for parenting order breaches.</li></ul><p><br></p><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>