Rebuilding Trust: Restoring the Principle of Policing by Consent

As a former police officer, I wrote a block back in December for Labour's Mainstream group about policing by consent. Give it a read below.

Nearly half the country no longer trusts the police to deal with crime. For a service built on the principle of policing by consent, that should set alarm bells ringing. A recent YouGov survey found that 49% of the British public have little or no confidence in the police, up from 39% in 2019. A Labour government cannot rebuild Britain without rebuilding trust in the institutions that keep us safe.