Business secretary launches rural crime survey

Essex MP Kemi Badenoch says countryside residents 'should feel safe in their homes'

Jane Thynne
Head of News and Business
clock • 2 min read
Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch has urged constituents to report rural crime
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Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch has urged constituents to report rural crime

Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch has launched a rural crime survey to be carried out across her constituency and the wider county of Essex. The Saffron Waldon-based MP said an increased police force...

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