Angie Warren-Clark Labour MP

Last election Labour echoed community calls to prevent crime, to minimise the harm associated with it and to keep our communities safe.

That's why we campaigned on increasing the number of police officers. And that's why in government we committed to adding 1800 new police officers to the force.

Today I'm pleased to say we're making tremendous progress. Very soon more than 1800 new police officers will have graduated on our watch.

This government takes community safety seriously and we're making the investments needed to stop crime before it happens.

Our sense of safety as a nation was undoubtedly rocked on March 15. The tragic events of that day will stay fixed in our memories.

But those events did spotlight the weaknesses in our gun laws. And this government wasted no time in tightening those laws up.

We have now banned military-style semi-automatics and assault rifles, we're launching a gun register with stricter licensing rules and we just proposed firearms prohibition orders, keeping guns out of the hands of high-risk people.

We're making sure that only honest, law-abiding citizens can get a firearms licence and use their guns.

I am proud to be part of a government that's working hard to keep our communities safe.