Veteran Labour frontbencher Yvette Cooper has announced some new policies to tackle crime.
The shadow home secretary, who has been an MP since 1997, brought back the Labour slogan “tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime” – to much applause.
Focusing on neighborhood policing, she said Labour would implement a £360 million program to put 13,000 additional police and Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) into community teams.
Ms Cooper said the programme is fully-funded but did not elaborate on how.
She also said Labour would strengthen police standards by overhauling training, vetting, and misconduct procedures.
New mandatory rules and safeguards would also be brought in on the strip-searching of children.
Labour would also place domestic abuse experts into 999 control rooms and rape investigation units in every police force, she said.
On Channel migrant crossings, she said Labour would introduce a new cross-border police unit, working with France to crack down on the criminal gangs running the crossings.
And to a standing ovation, she said Labour would cancel the “deeply, damaging, extortionately expensive, unworkable and unethical Rwanda plan”.
To much applause, she finished her speech with: “I am sick and tired of watching the Tories run our country down.
“And that’s why I’m back standing here.
“It’s the same reason why every one of us are here.
“Because we love our country. We know the amazing things Labour can do.
“And we are ready to fight for that better, fairer future with a Labour government again.”