Oral Question·Home Office
“If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.”
Tabled: 2 June 2026Answered: 8 June 2026
Asked by
Gareth Bacon
Conservative — Orpington
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for the Home Department
Answer from Hansard
Sarah Jones
The murder rate is at its lowest level ever recorded in London. The police have more money and more resources to tackle crime, and we are working closely with them as they do that. I gently remind the hon. Gentleman that when his party’s Government recruited police officers, they put them behind desks. We are putting them on our streets, fighting crime.