Reading & District Labour Party Media Release
11 November 2012
Labour’s Tim Starkey visited Reading on Saturday to remind voters of the
importance of the upcoming Police and Crime commissioner elections. He spent time in Whitley talking to local
Labour Councillor Rachel Eden and
former MP for Reading West Martin Salter
about how dispersal orders have successfully been used to tackle crime and
anti – social behaviour in the area. Tim also warned about the government’s
plans for a 20% cut in police funding which would hit Reading hard.
Tim Starkey said: “If elected I promise to resist Tory cuts to our police numbers and to put a stop to police service privatisation. I want to put victims at the heart of the criminal justice system and meeting people in Reading I know that they want a Police and Crime Commissioner who listens to communities and protects the independence of the police”.
Martin Salter
added: “These new roles will have sweeping powers and there is a real risk
that, if the Tories win in places like the Thames
Valley, what police officers we have
left will be diverted for political reasons from the streets of Reading into leafy
Tory-voting villages. This makes it even more important to ensure that the new
Commissioner is on the side of people in Reading,
which is why I’m voting for Tim and I urge everyone else to do the same”
Rachel Eden said: “Tim understands that our communities value an
independent, trusted police service. With the election up in the air, each vote
will count: I urge everyone to get out and vote for Tim on Thursday”
For information on Reading Labour Party and
its campaigns visit www.readinglabour.org.uk
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