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“It's all great saying the money will come, but it doesn’t come”

This audience member shares their view on a lack of local amenities for new housing developments, saying developers should be forced to commit resources to it from the project outset

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“It requires a systemic approach, that involves education, community outreach and policing to be working… to deliver a solution'

Former Conservative advisor Anita Boateng says there is no 'silver bullet solution' to solving knife crime

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“It is easier for criminals to use children than it is to use guns, because they get a lesser sentence for it”

Labour’s Peter Kyle says there has been “two years of wasted time” by the Conservative government over knife crime legislation

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“I think we are very blessed in our country to have 999 and the NHS, but it shouldn’t have to get to crisis point for help”

This audience member asks the panel why prevention is not a priority in reducing knife crime over 'tougher sentences'

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“Longer sentences and increased enforcement - that’s what we’ve been working to do”

The Conservatives’ Bim Afolami says despite cuts to the sector, working with charities is the way forward, alongside “toughening up” sentences for knife crime

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“There are some serious challenges in Scotland and Humza was dealing with the repercussions of that unpopularity as a result of 17 years of SNP leadership”

Former Conservative advisor Anita Boateng highlights some of the issues facing the SNP

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“It is a question for the way UK democracy works”

Economist Joseph Stiglitz says from an “outside” point of view, it is “strange” how party leaders are chosen in the UK, and that this process should possibly be “re-examined”

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“What the SNP say about the churn at the Tory party, they are not willing to accept is a fault of their own”

Labour’s Peter Kyle says the SNP are 'mimicking every single mistake that the Tory party makes'

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“We’ve got lots of really really talented politicians in Scotland… putting the people of Scotland first in the decision making processes”

The SNP’s Kirsty Blackman defends the SNP's record in Scotland, and says new leadership will continue work

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“Once you’ve got somewhere to live you have to have energy, you have to have food… it’s 2024, how can people not afford the basic necessities?”

The SNP’s Kirsty Blackman says people who normally could afford to ‘get by’ are now on the bread-line

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“We’ve brought inflation down from 11.1% to 3.4, 3.2%”

“You didn’t do it, the market did it”

The Conservatives’ Bim Afolami says the government worked “very hard” “in partnership” with banks to bring inflation, and the cost of living, down

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“Prices are not going to come down. What we need to do is get wages up”

Economist Joseph Stiglitz says parliament are not going far enough to alleviate the cost of living and a “range” of public service investment would increase “productivity”

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