Our brave police officers deserve the thanks of every decent citizen for their professionalism in the face of violence and aggression from protesters and counter protesters in London yesterday. That multiple officers were injured doing their duty is an outrage. 1/3
The sick, inflammatory and, in some cases, clearly criminal chants, placards and paraphernalia openly on display at the march mark a new low. Antisemitism and other forms of racism together with the valorising of terrorism on such a scale is deeply troubling. 2/3
This can’t go on. Week by week, the streets of London are being polluted by hate, violence, and antisemitism. Members of the public are being mobbed and intimidated. Jewish people in particular feel threatened. Further action is necessary. 3/3
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Today’s guidance on gender questioning children in schools is a helpful step forward in protecting children from damaging gender ideology which has infiltrated many schools in recent years.
The well-being, health and safety of children must be the non-negotiable priority. 1/7
We’re seeing more and more young adults who transitioned as children; who now regret what happened & feel let down by the advice from professionals at the time.
Irreversible harm is done to children if teachers & schools get this wrong.
Clarity & precision are vital. 2/7
Whilst this guidance represents progress, much more needs to be done before we can be confident that children are protected.
Ultimately, if the law needs to be changed, then ministers must be prepared to act 3/7
The British people are compassionate. We will always support those who are genuinely homeless. But we cannot allow our streets to be taken over by rows of tents occupied by people, many of them from abroad, living on the streets as a lifestyle choice. 1/4
Unless we step in now to stop this, British cities will go the way of places in the US like San Francisco and Los Angeles, where weak policies have led to an explosion of crime, drug taking, and squalor. 2/4
Nobody in Britain should be living in a tent on our streets. There are options for people who don’t want to be sleeping rough, and the Government is working with local authorities to strengthen wraparound support including treatment for those with drug and alcohol addiction. 3/4
Delighted to speak at the @PoliceChiefs & @AssocPCCs Partnership Summit, which has focused on the police’s key priorities of cutting crime and building confidence.
Here’s a thread on the key points I covered: 1/6
I have asked @CollegeofPolice to consider options for a new non-degree entry route, to deliver officers of the highest calibre and ensure that forces are open to those who do not have a degree or want one. 2/6
My team and I at the @ukhomeoffice will look closely at ‘non-crime hate incidents’ to ensure that the police’s priorities are focused on tackling crime, not debating gender on Twitter. 3/6
The public rightly expects the highest standards of behaviour from police officers and the vast majority meet this expectation.
But recently too many high-profile incidents and reports, especially in London, have damaged trust.
This cannot continue.
1/4
It’s unfair on the public and lets down other serving officers.
Culture and standards in the police must improve.
And where an officer has fallen seriously short of these expectations, demonstrable, public action must be taken.
2/4
It’s absolutely vital that the police act to restore trust, return to #commonsensepolicing and treat the public and victims with the respect they deserve.
3/4
Thank you @Telegraph for correcting the record. No, I haven’t banned government lawyers from doing anything. Instead, I instigated the first major review of the quality of government legal advice. The conclusions were overwhelming: 1/5
government lawyers are too cautious in their advice and this has hampered ministerial policy objectives needlessly. Whilst the government wins the majority of its cases in court, there is a clear trend of lawyers advising negatively, only to be proven wrong in court. 2/5
Moving away from the ‘computer says no’ approach, I put in place new Legal Risk Guidance for government lawyers on how to support ministers better, adopt a solutions-based approach and use innovative legal thinking.3/5