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# Voters want to see more police officers on the streets, General Election candidate says
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/voters-want-to-see-more-police-officers-on-the-streets-general-election-candidate-says/
- Published: 2024-06-27T06:03:00.000Z
- Updated: 2024-06-26T17:19:08.000Z
- Description: A General Election candidate says residents want to see more police officers on the streets.
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: GE2024, Politics, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 18:53, News

A General Election candidate says residents want to see more police officers on the streets.

Eddie Hughes, who will represent the Conservatives in the Tamworth constituency – which includes areas such as Shenstone, Stonnall and Fazeley – made his comments during a visit by Home Secretary James Cleverly.

He will be hoping to win back the seat from Labour who saw their candidate Sarah Edwards win it at a by-election following the resignation of Christopher Pincher.

Mr Hughes said the issue of policing had been high on the agenda of local residents on the campaign trail.

> “It’s great that the Conservative party have hit their target of recruiting 20,000 more police officers, but people are telling me that they want to see more police on our streets.”  
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> Eddie Hughes

Mr Cleverly, said he was “proud” of the recruitment of police officers, but added that his party would continue to take more steps to keep communities safe.

> “We’re committed to an additional 8,000 officers who will be very much embedded in local communities, like here in Tamworth – the equivalent of an extra police officer for every single ward in the country. And we’re also using technology to make sure they’re more effective.  
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> “Conservatives will always focus on protecting local people, protecting local businesses, and cracking down on antisocial behaviour, something that I know Eddie has championed since becoming the candidate for Tamworth and the villages.  
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> “I’m very proud to work with him to keep the people here safe.”  
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> James Cleverly

*The candidates contesting the Tamworth constituency are:*

- *Robert Bilcliff – UKIP*
- *Ian Cooper – Reform UK*
- *Sarah Edwards – Labour*
- *Adam Goodfellow – Workers Party*
- *Susan Howarth – Green Party*
- *Eddie Hughes – Conservatives*
- *Jed Marson – Liberal Democrats*