When it comes to crime, David Cameron is more concerned with headlines than policies. That’s why he talks Britain down by deliberately misleading the public about crime figures even though his party has been censured by the Statistics Authority for doing this. The reality is the Conservatives have voted against Labour’s measures to fight crime including opposing changes to the retentio...

The Mirror reminds us that the BBC’s Mark Easton has caught David Cameron not telling the truth about crime figures: David Cameron has been attacked by the BBC for trying to fiddle the crime figures to suit his own agenda. The Tory leader and his team are guilty of “numerical nonsense” over their claims that

Tough on the causes of crime As far as crime is concerned the Conservatives walk on water. Throughout the ages the Tories have been viewed as the party of authority. This has not changed under the leadership of David Cameron despite his focus on the "causes of crime" rather than being "tough on crime"   If we look back

Commenting on today’s crime figures, Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary, Chris Huhne said: "The public has lost faith in the crime figures. The Government tells them crime is falling but a rising number of people - now two thirds - think it is getting worse. If crime and the fear of crime are to be tackled, Labour and the Tories must stop posturing on penalties and start focusing on what...

Danny Kruger, a former speech writer for David Cameron, said the Conservatives had not gone soft on crime and he was "all for the principle of punishment".

For years now, the general public has had an impression in Britain that crime was rising , despite government assurances that serious crime was falling - the figures said so. But Channel 4 News has revealed tonight that the public was right all along - the following is via Channel 4 news' Snowmail email service: "You thought knife crime and serious violent crime was on the increase? Channel 4...

Alan Johnson MP, Labour's Home Secretary said: "When it comes to crime, David Cameron has shown time and time again that he's more concerned with headlines than policies. "The reality is the Conservatives have voted against Labour's measures to fight crime including trying to restrict the retention of DNA evidence. "Their plans for DNA would make it much harder for the police to cat...

The Conservatives face questions over crime statistics after the House of Commons library raised doubts about claims violent crime has risen 44 per cent under Labour

David Cameron has accused the prime minister of misleading people following confusion over the government's strategy for tackling knife crime.

The public should do more to confront unruly youths and "not pass by on the other side" a leading member of David Cameron's team says today.