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Badenoch Urges More Police Support, Criticizes Labour

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  • Conservative minister Kemi Badenoch urged greater support for police and civilians who intervene to stop wrongdoing.
  • She condemned Labour for not sending policing minister or Home Secretary to the conference for two years.
  • Badenoch named fallen officers PC Matthew Blades, PC Tom Clough and PC Andrew Harper, decrying insufficient backing.
  • She cited the 2022 shooting of Chris Kaba by Sgt Matthew Blake as evidence of support gaps.