The public needs a say on Labour’s policing shake-up
The public needs a say on Labour’s policing shake-up Collapsing local forces into regional ‘mega’ forces would transform policing – for the worse. i Getty dataLayer.push({ event: 'author', author: "Anna Firth" }) Anna Firth 19th August 2026 i Getty Share Topics Politics UK Want unlimited, ad-free access? In January, the British government published its policing white paper, From Local to National: A New Model for Policing. This promises the biggest shake-up of policing in England and Wales since Sir Robert Peel invented local police forces in 1829.
- ▪The public needs a say on Labour’s policing shake-up Collapsing local forces into regional ‘mega’ forces would transform policing – for the worse. i Getty dataLayer.push({ event: 'author', author: "Anna Firth" }) Anna Firth 19th August 2026
- ▪In January, the British government published its policing white paper, From Local to National: A New Model for Policing.
- ▪This promises the biggest shake-up of policing in England and Wales since Sir Robert Peel invented local police forces in 1829.
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| Canonical URL | https://www.spiked-online.com/2026/08/19/the-public-needs-a-say-on-labours-policing-shake-up/ |
| Publication time | Wed, 19 Aug 2026 18:55:25 +0000 |
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The public needs a say on Labour’s policing shake-up Collapsing local forces into regional ‘mega’ forces would transform policing – for the worse. i Getty dataLayer.push({ event: 'author', author: "Anna Firth" }) Anna Firth 19th August 2026 i Getty Share Topics Politics UK Want unlimited, ad-free access? Become a spiked supporter. In January, the British government published its policing white paper, From Local to National: A New Model for Policing. This promises the biggest shake-up of policing in England and Wales since Sir Robert Peel invented local police forces in 1829. And yet nearly half the population has no idea it is even happening.
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