Richard Tice: Let’s all do our bit to end the scourge of knife crime

It’s not just about police numbers – the key is to focus relentlessly on results and efficiency, freeing officers to get out on patrol.

James Frayne: Step one in showing provincial English voters more respect. Clear up this Customs Union mess.

Given that they saved the Party’s bacon, you would expect senior figures to say and do whatever it takes to keep them on side.

Victoria Borwick: On knife crime, you can and you must do more, Mr Mayor

The police know where the hot spots are. They must identify the most harmful gang members and can give them a stark choice.

WATCH: Javid’s Home Secretary TV debut. He says his priority is security. And that his urgent task is to sort Windrush.

His other priorities? Tackling crime, fighting terror and extremism, and dealing with illegal immigration. He is careful to praise Home Office staff.

Andrew Mitchell: It’s time to stop crooks, kleptocrats, dictators and warlords from exploiting our overseas territories

We need to see where it is, root it out and thus show the leadership that has made Britain respected around the world.

Kevin Davis: To defeat crime, we must strengthen the family

The terrible state of council housing across London undermines community spirit and encourages drug dealing and gang violence. The Mayor is failing to show any leadership.

Alex Morton: Conservatives and Liberals share a new opponent – Progressive Authoritarians

But some, perhaps many, Tory MPs have these tendencies – including one no less senior than the Prime Minister herself.

Ruth Davis: Cyber threats are the new norm – and not just from Russia. Business needs to up its game.

Government research shows that the average person is roughly eleven times more likely to be the victim of cyber-crime than an in-person robbery.

Ross Archer: Why I am standing to be Mayor of Lewisham

Under Labour the local football club has been treated appallingly and crime has been allowed to rise. The Conservatives offer a bold and positive alternative.

Matt Kilcoyne: To reduce gang violence, support the police, and boost the economy, legalise drugs

The party that grasps the nettle and frees up the market will reap the political dividend, just as the Liberals did in Canada. Prohibition has failed.

James Frayne: The local elections – and why London modernisation won’t work for provincial Britain

They want to know that their political leaders aren’t racist or judgemental or stuck in a 1950s parody – but they aren’t interested in hearing about these ideas primarily.

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It may be useful to ask how the Environment Secretary would handle problems confronting other Cabinet Ministers. Consider the case of knife and gun crime.

Peter Walker: How a Prevent or Channel-type programme could help to cut murder in London

The most important lesson we took away from Bill Bratton’s New York office during the 1990s was all about co-ordination.

Iain Dale: London murders and gang grooming

Plus: Erdogan, Putin and Rouhani meet at the Three Wise Monkeys Summit – hear no evil, see no evil…and evil. Guess which is which.

James Frayne: Violence is set to become a mainstream political issue in London

Stop and search requires very careful and sensitive handling, but it’s hard to conclude that an increase isn’t warranted.