Pendle and Clitheroe MP Jonathan Hinder at PMQs

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00:00I know better than most that, under the last Tory Government, neighbourhood policing was

00:06stripped away, leaving the police invisible in towns such as the ones I represent in Pendle

00:12and Clitheroe. As a former police inspector, I am delighted that the new Labour Government

00:17have committed to rebuild neighbourhood policing. Will the Deputy Prime Minister assure my constituents

00:23that Labour's neighbourhood policing guarantee will soon ensure that every town has a dedicated

00:29neighbourhood team?

00:30Well, Mr Speaker, I thank him for his expertise in this area and for the work that he did

00:37previous to come into this place. Tory austerity has decimated neighbourhood policing and we'll

00:42put thousands more neighbourhood police and PCSOs back on our streets to ensure every

00:48community has a named local officer and we'll tackle illegal drugs, half-night crime, crack

00:53down on antisocial behaviour and go after the gangs who lure young people into violence.