Sadiq Khan promises £3m “gangbusters” crackdown if re-elected

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Sadiq Khan promises £3m “gangbusters” crackdown if re-elected

Sadiq Khan has promised a £3m “gangbusters” crackdown on high street crime if he is re-elected as mayor. In his latest pledge, the Labour candidate said the funding package would pay for street-based youth workers, “focused on those key after-school hours when young people are most likely to get caught up in crime in their local areas”. Up to 15 boroughs would be selected to benefit from the youth workers, identified using robbery crime data. Th…