The ACT Party has lashed the Labour Party for a soft-on-crime approach to gangs and prisons, proposing a new suite of policies to crack down on crime if elected to Government. READ MORE:* ACT launches suite of housing policies* National promises tougher stance on gangs, youth offenders* ACT Party leader David Seymour unveils 'change your future' as election sloganROBERT KITCHIN/Stuff ACT Party leader David Seymour has announced a new law and order policy. She likes to blame Australia, but only two per cent of new gang members are ‘501s’ sent from there. The party is also proposing “electronic income management” for gang members on benefits. Both ACT and the National Party view Kelvin Davis and Corrections as a potential vote winner, especially after the Waikeria Prison riot over the summer.

Source: Stuff July 19, 2021 22:00 UTC