Have the police lost Britain’s respect?

Reform UK is calling for a crackdown on crime this summer, amid a growing public perception that Britain is lawless – and that the police can’t be trusted to handle it.

Meanwhile record numbers of foreign sex offenders and violent criminals are being held in British jails. Camilla and Gordon are joined by former detective Peter Bleksley to understand what’s gone wrong with policing in the UK.

Plus, this week the child rape scandal took a sickening turn when it emerged that several grooming gang survivors allege they were also abused by South Yorkshire Police officers. We hear from the lawyer representing the women.

Read: Revealed: The true scale of foreign sex offenders in Britain, Charles Hymas and Ben Butcher

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