Diane Abbott MP, Labour’s Shadow Home Secretary, responding to the Home Office consultation on tackling acid attacks, said:

“Unless there are sufficient officers to enforce the law, new legislation will have a limited effect.

“The truth is that offenders feel enabled to commit these types of crime because they don’t fear being caught. If the Tories were serious about cracking down on these horrendous crimes they’d match Labour’s pledge to put 10,000 extra officers on our streets to protect communities.”