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Sadiq Khan’s record criticised as knife & gun crime up 20%

<a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/crime-sadiq-khan-mayor-election-city-hall-met-police-susan-hall-b1154415.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bereaved families have criticised Sadiq Khan’s record on crime as figures show a 20% spike in knife and gun crime in 2023</a>. Our Crime Correspondent <a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/author/anthony-france" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Anthony France</a> explains what the families are calling for, and whether Sadiq Khan’s proposed measures to tackle crime if he's re-elected will be enough. In this episode: How the Met Police have defended stop &amp; search measuresSadiq’s record on crime explainedAhead of the mayoral election, how important is tackling crime for Londoners? Follow us<a href="https://twitter.com/EveningStandard" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> on X</a> or<a href="https://www.threads.net/@evening.standard" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> on Threads</a>. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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