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Police stop and search powers to be widened under Tory pledge

Summary

Police will be given powers to stop and search anyone in 2,000 “hotspot” crime areas under plans to be announced on Tuesday by the Conservatives. Chris Philp, the shadow home secretary, will propose that police should be allowed to drop the current requirement that they should have grounds for suspicion so that they can stop and search any person.

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Police stop and search powers to be widened under Tory pledge

Chris Philp proposes dropping current restrictions to target of 2,000 crime ‘hotspots’

20 hours ago·London, United Kingdom

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Tories to give wider stop-and-search power in crime hotspots

Under the Conservative proposals, police in 2,000 areas would be able to act without having grounds for suspicion

1 day ago·United Kingdom

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The Times broke the news in United Kingdom 1 day ago on Monday, October 6, 2025.

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