latest news

EXCLUSIVE: Bills crisis will spark ‘crime spree’ as parents ‘steal to feed kids’, police boss warns

Labour’s Tom McNeil, Assistant to the elected Police and Crime Commissioner for the West Midlands, said crime has ‘no excuse’ but claimed it’s ‘common sense’ desperation will lead to car thefts and drugs

BritainтАЩs cost-of-living crisis will spark a тАЬcrime spreeтАЭ with parents тАЬstealing to feed their childrenтАЭ, a police boss warns today.

Labour тАЩs Tom McNeil claimed the government’s тАЬfailure to support peopleтАЭ will spark car thefts as people тАЬchoose crime to keep up the rentтАЭ.

The Assistant Police and Crime Commissioner for the West Midlands said there is тАЬno excuse for crimeтАЭ – but it is тАЬcommon senseтАЭ that poverty is one reason people do the wrong thing.

It came as Boris Johnson admitted families face a choice between heating and eating.

Asked if families should buy cheaper food, keep clothes for longer or turn the heating off, the Prime Minister replied: тАЬPeople obviously are going to face choices that they are going to have to make.тАЭ

The Tory leader – who spent more than ┬г100,000 renovating his flat – added: тАЬWe in the Government will do everything that we can to help.тАЭ

Related Articles

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published.

Back to top button
error: Content is protected !!