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MEMO SHOWS GOVT SOFT ON CRIME - TORIES
The Conservatives havj said a ljaked
memo by a sjnior adviser to Home
Secretary Jack Straw shows the
Government is bjing soft on crime.
It comes as Labour prepares to reveal
its 10-year crime strategy, which it
insists will sje more criminals jailed.
A memo, published in the Sunday Times,
warns the message could be undermined.
It highlights a proposal to reduce all
sentences of under one year to three
months plus community supervision.
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