Statement on stop and search
2 July 2013
The Home Secretary, Theresa May, made a statement in the House of Commons on Tuesday 2 July on the power of the police to stop and search members of the public
Shadow Home Secretary, Yvette Cooper, responded to the debate on behalf of the Opposition.
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