Nigel Farage and right-wing commentators seek to portray capital as ‘lawless’ despite evidence to the contrary
Claims that London is becoming more dangerous despite the crime figures indicating otherwise are being made because it suits some people, a senior police commander has said.
The Reform UK leader, Nigel Farage, and right-wing commentators have increasingly sought to portray the capital as a “lawless” city from which high net-worth individuals are fleeing.
But Andrew Featherstone, a commander in the Met police, said the data showed a decrease of 13% in robbery this year as he revealed that a suspected international smuggling gang believed to be responsible for handling 40% of phones stolen in London had been dismantled.
Asked about perceptions that London was becoming unsafe, Featherstone said there was “no doubt” that it suited “some people, organisations and others” to suggest that was the case.
