Proceeding contribution from Hazel Blears (Labour) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 11 August 2011. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Public Disorder.
Public Disorder
I am grateful to the Prime Minister for his telephone call yesterday. What happened in Salford on Tuesday night was not about protest; it was about deliberate, organised, violent criminality. Will he give his full backing to the police to intervene in such circumstances? It was the case that some officers, who did not have riot gear and were not trained, had instructions to stand by and watch what happened. The effect on public confidence is devastating, so will he ensure that the police have the backing and confidence to review the guidance so that we never again see the police fall back in the face of a violent mob, as we saw on our streets?
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- Compensation Criminal proceedings CCTV Curfews Death Crimes of violence Army Business Crimes against property Clothing Housing Government assistance Internet Evictions Planning permission Police Powers Sentencing Security Tax allowances Social rented housing Temporary accommodation Civil disorder Bellwin scheme Riot control weapons Tottenham Gangs Duggan, Mark
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