Labour pledges to bring back neighbourhood policing with 'eyes and ears on the ground'

The Labour Party has pledged to “bring back neighbourhood policing” if it wins the next general election, with a plan to boost the “eyes, ears and boots on the ground” in local communities.

Shadow home secretary Nick Thomas-Symonds will promise to “tackle the epidemic of anti-social behaviour” and suggest the Conservatives are “soft on crime and soft on the causes of crime” during his speech at party conference.

The proposals include a roll-out of police hubs in communities and a recruitment drive to “increase the number of officers on the beat” after what Labout describe as “years of Tory cuts.”