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• Take a long hard look at the Tories on crime - Johnson

  When it comes to crime, David Cameron is more concerned with headlines than policies. That’s why he talks Britain down by deliberately misleading the public about crime figures even though his party has been censured by the Statistics Authority for doing this. The reality is the Conservatives have voted against

• Michael Foot - statements from Gordon Brown and Ray Collins

  Gordon Brown MP, Prime Minister and Leader of the Labour Party, commenting on the news that Michael Foot has passed away, said: "Michael Foot was a man of deep principle and passionate idealism and one of the most eloquent speakers Britain has ever heard. “He was an indomitable figure who

• For the last ten years the Conservatives have been concealing the truth - Straw

  Jack Straw MP, Labour's Justice Secretary, said: "Lord Ashcroft was initially turned down for a peerage. He was only granted his peerage on the basis that he would return to live in the UK, become fully resident, and that he would pay tax in the UK on his wider income.

• Action on anti-social behavour

  Labour’s Prime Minister, Gordon Brown has set out the how the Government will step up the fight against crime and anti-social behaviour. Labour has taken tough action to bring down crime by over a third since 1997 but the Prime Minister said that there was still more to do –