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I am absolutely committed to getting better outcomes for victims of rape and serious sexual offences, and that does require more specialism.

Let me get on to what we are doing on rape and serious sexual offences, and on domestic abuse.

The hon. Lady is wrong. Antisocial behaviour is about a criminal and policing response to behaviour that blights communities.

I am grateful to my hon. Friend for that clarification.

I will just get back to the point I was making: the shadow Home Secretary does not have any legitimacy on fighting for the safety of women w

I disagree with the right hon. Lady’s characterisation, but it is obviously helpful for her to play with the figures.

People want to feel safe in their villages, their towns and their cities.

I am afraid that Labour’s Sadiq Khan, who has overall responsibility for London’s crime and policing, has a woeful track record.

I could not have put it better myself. My hon. Friend makes the point very powerfully.

When it comes to decisions and investigations by the Independent Office for Police Conduct, that is an independent process in which I cannot