Stop-and-Search Powers Should Be Ramped Up, Says Home Secretary

Police officers stop and conduct searches on football supporters arriving to attend the UEFA Champions League Group D football match between Tottenham and Olympique de Marseille, at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, in London, on Sept. 7, 2022. Adrian Dennis/AFP via Getty Images

Stop-and-search police powers are not “too controversial” and should be ramped up to crackdown on violence, Home Secretary Suella Braverman has told MPs.

Speaking in the House of Commons on Monday, Braverman said that the stop-and-search tactic can be used effectively with sensible safeguards.