Chuka Umunna
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(13 years, 3 months ago)
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The Prime Minister
I agree with my hon. Friend. He speaks with great expertise as he has practised criminal law. There may be opportunities in the forthcoming sentencing Bill to look at even further powers of confiscation to make sure we really get after these criminals.
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham) (Lab)
On Sunday and Monday night we saw violence, looting and ransacking in my constituency and my borough. Some people out in the country have sought to attribute these acts to particular racial or religious groups. While we may not know the exact causes of all the events around the country, does the Prime Minister agree that people of all different religions and races were responsible and that to racialise this issue is gravely wrong and does our country a great misservice?
The Prime Minister
The hon. Gentleman makes an important point. This was not about race, it was about crime.