All articles written by David Hanson on PoliticsHome.com

11 Apr 2019 Home affairs

Retail crime is rising under the Tories and it is putting shopworkers at risk

Labour MP David Hanson writes ahead of his debate on prevention of retail crime.

18 Dec 2018 Home affairs

Our police officers are the most respected in the world. We need a Government that is willing to support them

Crime has risen while police numbers have declined. Invest in neighbourhood policing or public safety and communities will pay the price, warns David Hanson

23 Apr 2018 Home affairs

Time is up for hereditary peerages

Hereditary peers have no place in modern political Britain. This sorry situation must now end, writes David Hanson ahead of his House of Lords (Exclusion of Hereditary Peers) Bill

26 Feb 2018 Home affairs

The impact of smuggled goods in prisons is clear for all to see

Drones are being used to smuggle drugs and phones into Britain’s prisons and undermining safety. We must act now to regain control, writes David Hanson

06 Jul 2016 Home affairs

Security v privacy – the cybersecurity balancing act

Former Crime and Policing Minister David Hanson MP assesses the role of parliamentarians in achieving and sustaining open & secure cyberspace.