Rise in violent crime

I do not believe my ears & eyes. I have just seen & heard Nick Hurd the minister responsible for policing claim that losing 20,000 police officers has nothing to do with rising levels of violent crime. What planet does this guy come from? Talking about trying to defend the indefensible.

Why all the fuss?

I see that the home secretary has come under fierce criticism for the comments that he made about refugees/economic migrants -click here.

He is only stating what is international law - refugees should seek sanctuary in the first safe country that they reach. So is France not safe?