Justice Secretary vows support for campaign  

JUSTICE Secretary Kenneth Clarke has thrown his weight behind the Mail's Safer Burton campaign. The senior cabinet member told the House of Commons he wished the people of Burton every success in trying to 'reduce the scourge of knife crime'. Burton MP Andrew Griffiths, who raised the issue during a debate after pledging his own support for the campaign, asked the Lord Chancellor what steps he was taking to increase prison tariffs for people sentenced for carrying knives. read more...