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HANSARD Birmingham Attacks and Extinction Rebellion ProtestsI agree completely with my hon. Friend. She is right that all right-thinking people of this country have been outraged by tactics that are perceived as striking at one of the…07 Sept 2020HANSARD Birmingham Attacks and Extinction Rebellion ProtestsMy hon. Friend raises an interesting point to which I will give due attention as we go into the spending round.07 Sept 2020HANSARD Birmingham Attacks and Extinction Rebellion ProtestsAs usual, my right hon. Friend is exactly right. There is a way of engaging and influencing us as Members of Parliament that works—the one that he rightly points out—and like him,…07 Sept 2020HANSARD Birmingham Attacks and Extinction Rebellion ProtestsNot all crimes are violent.07 Sept 2020HANSARD Birmingham Attacks and Extinction Rebellion ProtestsI wish I could comment on the circumstances of the case and the individual. Of course, I have been briefed by the chief constable. No doubt, in time, as this matter is brought…07 Sept 2020HANSARD Birmingham Attacks and Extinction Rebellion ProtestsMy hon. Friend is quite right that that is the unfortunate effect of some of those protests. As I said earlier, the Metropolitan police has made over 600 arrests now, with dozens…07 Sept 2020HANSARD Birmingham Attacks and Extinction Rebellion ProtestsAs I said earlier, during my time at City Hall, when police officer numbers were much higher, we faced the same challenge with knife crime, but managed to drive it down, making…07 Sept 2020HANSARD Birmingham Attacks and Extinction Rebellion ProtestsAs my hon. Friend knows, Suffolk will receive an uplift of police officers over the next few years, and I know it is making good progress on recruitment so far. Although he is…07 Sept 2020HANSARD Birmingham Attacks and Extinction Rebellion ProtestsEven before the events of this weekend, we were keeping the rules and regulations, the law and police powers around protest under constant review. As the hon. Lady will know, the…07 Sept 2020HANSARD Birmingham Attacks and Extinction Rebellion ProtestsI know that my hon. Friend is the genuine voice of his constituents, and he will have received many emails from them on this issue. As I said earlier, the classification of any…07 Sept 2020HANSARD Birmingham Attacks and Extinction Rebellion ProtestsThe classification or otherwise of any group depends on their conduct. Perhaps Extinction Rebellion, in its wider sense, needs to think about the group within its number that is…07 Sept 2020HANSARD Birmingham Attacks and Extinction Rebellion ProtestsI completely agree with my hon. Friend. Having met far too many victims of knife crime myself, I know she is absolutely right. It behoves us all—we all have a duty—to think…07 Sept 2020HANSARD Birmingham Attacks and Extinction Rebellion ProtestsI am grateful for the hon. Gentleman’s unequivocal support for protest but also for making sure that we investigate crime. As I understand it—obviously after every incident like…07 Sept 2020HANSARD Birmingham Attacks and Extinction Rebellion ProtestsI know that West Midlands police and the chief inspector will be very grateful for my hon. Friend’s support. It is always heartening when Members of Parliament know their local…07 Sept 2020HANSARD Birmingham Attacks and Extinction Rebellion ProtestsIt will not surprise the hon. Lady to know that the Prime Minister, a former Mayor of London, and I, as his former deputy Mayor for policing and crime, take the issue of violent…07 Sept 2020HANSARD Birmingham Attacks and Extinction Rebellion ProtestsAs I said earlier, I simply do not understand the comments of the police and crime commissioner. I had a call with him this morning, as hon. Members would expect, and these…07 Sept 2020HANSARD Birmingham Attacks and Extinction Rebellion ProtestsI did come prepared to answer questions on Dover, and I am quite happy to do so if the hon. Gentleman wishes. Thankfully, that protest went off very quietly and there were not a…07 Sept 2020HANSARD Birmingham Attacks and Extinction Rebellion ProtestsThat is a matter, obviously, for the Government business managers. It is above my purview to be able to predict. The hon. Gentleman, to avoid any doubt, should know that I have…07 Sept 2020HANSARD Birmingham Attacks and Extinction Rebellion ProtestsI am sorry the right hon. Gentleman sought to ascribe blame elsewhere, other than with the perpetrator of this awful crime. The basic premise of his attack is completely wrong.…07 Sept 2020HANSARD Birmingham Attacks and Extinction Rebellion ProtestsAlways the voice of reason and moderation, my hon. Friend is quite right and, as usual, consistent. He is a technologist and so am I. Science has solved all humanity’s problems…07 Sept 2020