Policing Minister Chris Philp has called for an increase in stop and search operations to tackle knife crime in the UK. Philp argues that stop and search can take knives off the streets and save lives. The government has pledged £4 million to invest in knife scanning and live facial recognition technology to enhance public safety. This move comes amid concerns about the disproportionate targeting of black men and declining faith in police. Meanwhile, the Labour Party is urging MPs to support a ban on the sale of ninja swords, which have been linked to violent crimes, including the death of 16-year-old Ronan Kanda. The proposed ban, part of Labour's New Clause 59 to the Criminal Justice Bill, is part of their broader mission to reduce violent crime by half over the next decade. Since 2019, 138,000 dangerous weapons have been seized. Former Prime Ministers Theresa May and David Cameron had previously criticized stop and search practices.
‘There is no doubt in my mind that it definitely reduced the number of victims and it definitely saved lives.’ Reformed Gang Member and Youth Rehabilitator, Sicarius McGrath, advocates for police to use stop and search as a method to combat knife crime. https://t.co/i8BYQ2xAtq
Today, Parliament has the chance to ban ninja swords - lethal weapons which have been used to kill on Britain's streets. Families & communities across country face devastating knife crime. Up 80% since 2015. I’m urging Tory Ministers to vote for our plan. No excuse not to act. https://t.co/I3uObmAEqk
🎙️ 'They believe everybody carries a knife. And when you ask them why, they say because nobody's ever getting stopped and search' @ShaunBaileyUK explains why he believes stop and search is an important tool for fighting knife crime. Listen from 5pm ⬇️ https://t.co/5ntJ1ZzSzr https://t.co/6lCVcxjeoW
Policing minister Chris Philp said he would like to see officers ramp up their use of stop and search to tackle knife crime. MP Sir Bob Neill: “We all need to learn about this and get behind the police.” #Talk https://t.co/pjCoXC51UQ
'Only a few years ago Theresa May and David Cameron were criticizing police for carrying out stop and search.' Former Met Police Officer, Chris Hobbs, says police officers need to be given more confidence to stop and search. https://t.co/rob3rtRF7q
'Only a few years ago Teresa May and David Cameron were criticizing police for carrying out stop and search.' Former Met Police Officer, Chris Hobbs, says police officers need to be given more confidence to stop and search. https://t.co/YFFJUTOnG7
⚠️ 138,000 dangerous weapons have been seized since 2019 - and we are not stopping there. Home Secretary @JamesCleverly has announced new funding to take more knives off our streets and create safer communities throughout the UK.
Sarah in Leyton questions why it is “okay” to search people at airports, but has become a problem for police to stop and search on the streets. “Nobody has stopped and searched me, but if they did I would laugh and say ‘go ahead'.” @iancollinsuk https://t.co/xrAVWWoK7y
The increase in knife purchases in the UK raises concerns: police demand tougher measures https://t.co/mWfT2BpHxp https://t.co/xdf7rEbggL
Increase stop and search to tackle knife crime, minister tells Met https://t.co/xJGfUyCx6z
Former police sergeant Harry Tangye says stop and searches have declined because they have “been made out to be a huge problem”. “Police officers don’t like stop checking people - it’s dangerous, it’s dirty, it's confrontational and you’ll pick up a complaint.” @iancollinsuk https://t.co/bYLNNwIwyq
Ex-police officer Norman Brennan says there “has to be consequences for people who carry knives” as forces are told to use stop and search more. “Those that criticise the police can't come up with an alternative. We need mandatory sentencing, five years imprisonment.” @JuliaHB1 https://t.co/E9Mj0tYczg
Today I will be voting to ban ninja swords once and for all. The Govt promised 16 times to ban them yet these lethal blades are still legally available to buy I hope the Govt finally backs Labour’s plans during the Criminal Justice Bill debates today https://t.co/xVggBj1vme
🗣️ Tories tell police: Bring back stop and search https://t.co/3qvRDb7rAA
My constituents the Kanda family have campaigned with great courage for a tougher ban on the online sale of swords. ‘MPs must vote today to finally ban ninja swords like the one used to stab my son to death' - Mirror Online https://t.co/V31IutD4ql
'I want to see more stop and search,' says policing minister. Chris Philp says that the use of stop and search in London has decreased in recent years, and he wants officers to have "the confidence to use it where there are reasonable grounds". https://t.co/GnOz18TuIQ https://t.co/K1MNCenzt4
'This is something that Theresa May deliberately reduced because of concerns it was disproportionately targeting black people." Sky's @mattuthompson explains why policing minister Chris Philp saying he wants a 'substantial increase in stop and search' could be controversial. https://t.co/NBKiv6OPPG
Policing minister wants stop and search ramped up despite fears of disproportionate targeting of black men – UK politics live https://t.co/rbKNndNQ5u
"Faith in police and community policing is at an all time low... How are you going to make that work?" @EmmaBarnett challenges Policing Minister Chris Philp on his call for police forces to increase stop and search. #R4Today https://t.co/PyEr02lRN8
Policing minister Chris Philp has called on police forces to make more use of stop and search in a bid to tackle knife crime 🚨 Follow the latest updates here https://t.co/FIZAsmuUct
'Stop and search has to be used in an evidence, intelligence based way,' says Labour's Nick Thomas-Symonds, in response to policing minister Chris Philp saying he supports a "substantial increase in the use of stop and search". https://t.co/r8MRAfhTYv 📺 Sky 501 https://t.co/EAcdexwfgX
Today MPs have the chance to vote for a ban on sales of dangerous ninja swords - the weapon that killed 16 year old Ronan Kanda. We are urging Government and Parliament to back Labour’s proposed New Clause 59 to the Criminal Justice Bill today https://t.co/oNN7atvB8K
Mike Graham argues there's "no quick fix" to knife crime, after the policing minister called for police to do more 'stop and searches'. "If you've got teenage boys in particular, you must fear for their lives! When they go out, you don't know if they'll come back." @iromg https://t.co/yL81DDxVkC
"I would like stop and search to be used more." Policing minister Chris Philp says that "stop and search takes knives off the streets" and would "save lives." https://t.co/Fygl7RpG4L 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube https://t.co/mtp9LoXQlw
'Knife scanning and live facial recognition has the potential to completely transform the way that we can keep the public safe.' Minister of Crime, Policing and Fire, Chris Philp, details the government's pledge to invest £4 million to tackle knife crime. https://t.co/A2k4lERyOd
Out this morning on @GMB calling for the Government to do more to tackle the use of deadly swords. @UKLabour wants to change the law to ban these lethal blades. Getting weapons off the streets will be a key part of our mission to halve violent crime over a decade. https://t.co/dR35GwoZkA
The Labour Party is urging all MPs to back a ban on sales of ninja swords from Britain's streets ahead of a vote in the House of Commons this afternoon. https://t.co/d6ESPmnL8U
Policing minister calls for officers to conduct more stop and searches https://t.co/yU64Ergiwt
🚓Tories tell police: Bring back stop and search https://t.co/Ez31osgaN7
Knife detection wands and body-worn units are being developed as part of a £4 million drive to tackle the country’s knife crisis and avoid “retrospectively dealing with the problems”, the home secretary has said ⬇️ https://t.co/2s1JRLjsO4
'Ditch a knife and save lives' - Knife crime crackdown as officers urge people to hand in blades https://t.co/KlPuZ0OFAO https://t.co/sNUlT3vAzS