Tougher Sentences
Taking a stand for tougher sentences
An incoming Conservative government will get tough on sentencing and ensure that every convicted criminal - and their victims - know how long they will spend behind bars.Instead of the current tariff system, judges will set minimum and maximum prison sentences, mandatory sentences will be introduced for serial burglars and drug traffickers, and Labour's discredited early release scheme will be scrapped, Michael Howard has proclaimed.
Focusing the election campaign on law and order, the Conservative Leader outlined a anti-crime action plan to be implemented soon after the party takes office, which will also include abandoning plans to slash many jail terms by 15 per cent, providing householders with additional legal protection to defend themselves against intruders in their homes, and giving drug addicts a clear choice between rehabilitation or jail.Addressing candidates and activists in Barnes, south west London, Mr Howard said Britain's honest law-abiding majority had given up on Labour claiming to stand against crime and yob behaviour.
Instead of honouring his pledge to be 'tough on crime and tough on the causes of crime', Tony Blair had caved in to an army of criminals, hooligans, and politically-correct do-gooders, he said."Crime has become such an every day fact of life because of a lack of leadership; a lack of political will; and a lack of courage. Instead of sending clear signals about the difference between right and wrong, instead of standing up for the rights of the majority, Mr Blair has bowed to the do-gooders," the Conservative Leader protested.
But promising to take a tough stand on crime, Mr Howard called on voters to rally behind the Conservatives on May 5, and elect a government that is prepared to act against muggers, burglars, and yobs, swing the balance away from the criminal in favour of victims of crime, and ensure that offenders get the punishment they deserve.Confirming that an incoming Conservative government will expand the capacity of the prison system, Mr Howard told his audience: "We'll end Mr Blair's Early Release Scheme.
Prisoners will serve their full sentence where they are supposed to be - in prison. Nowhere else."He added: "I don't care what the armies of apologists have to say about the stand I'm going to take on crime: I think they've had their way for far too long. My message to Britain is simple: you don't have to settle for this. Britain is the fourth richest country in the world - we should feel safe in our home, on our streets. That's not too much to ask."
An incoming Conservative government will get tough on sentencing and ensure that every convicted criminal - and their victims - know how long they will spend behind bars.Instead of the current tariff system, judges will set minimum and maximum prison sentences, mandatory sentences will be introduced for serial burglars and drug traffickers, and Labour's discredited early release scheme will be scrapped, Michael Howard has proclaimed.
Focusing the election campaign on law and order, the Conservative Leader outlined a anti-crime action plan to be implemented soon after the party takes office, which will also include abandoning plans to slash many jail terms by 15 per cent, providing householders with additional legal protection to defend themselves against intruders in their homes, and giving drug addicts a clear choice between rehabilitation or jail.Addressing candidates and activists in Barnes, south west London, Mr Howard said Britain's honest law-abiding majority had given up on Labour claiming to stand against crime and yob behaviour.
Instead of honouring his pledge to be 'tough on crime and tough on the causes of crime', Tony Blair had caved in to an army of criminals, hooligans, and politically-correct do-gooders, he said."Crime has become such an every day fact of life because of a lack of leadership; a lack of political will; and a lack of courage. Instead of sending clear signals about the difference between right and wrong, instead of standing up for the rights of the majority, Mr Blair has bowed to the do-gooders," the Conservative Leader protested.
But promising to take a tough stand on crime, Mr Howard called on voters to rally behind the Conservatives on May 5, and elect a government that is prepared to act against muggers, burglars, and yobs, swing the balance away from the criminal in favour of victims of crime, and ensure that offenders get the punishment they deserve.Confirming that an incoming Conservative government will expand the capacity of the prison system, Mr Howard told his audience: "We'll end Mr Blair's Early Release Scheme.
Prisoners will serve their full sentence where they are supposed to be - in prison. Nowhere else."He added: "I don't care what the armies of apologists have to say about the stand I'm going to take on crime: I think they've had their way for far too long. My message to Britain is simple: you don't have to settle for this. Britain is the fourth richest country in the world - we should feel safe in our home, on our streets. That's not too much to ask."
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