Theresa May’s attempt to regain the confidence of the British public following a surge in knife crimes, has been met with a barrage of derision on social media with many suggesting the crisis is due to her severe cuts to police.
In a Facebook post titled: ‘We need a new way to treat the sickness of knife violence,’ the prime minister and Home Secretary Sajid Javid state that the current knife crime epidemic which primarily affects young people, “cannot be allowed to continue.” The PM published the same thoughts on Twitter.
The post goes on to claim that both May and Javid will be bringing together experts for talks on the issue of serious youth crime, later this week at Downing Street, to find positive solutions.
The PM’s announcement on social media has been met with anger from those arguing that prevention is down to fully resourced services such as youth centres, social care and the police which the Tory government has cut drastically as part of it’s austerity programme.
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‘Your resignation would do perfectly’: Social media backlash to PM May’s knife crime proposals
‘Your resignation would do perfectly’: Social media backlash to PM May’s knife crime proposals
