Latest as police told to probe every theft and Suella Braverman challenged on officers claim

Home Secretary Suella Braverman insisted that police have the resources necessary to meet a pledge to follow all “reasonable lines of enquiry” in an effort to improve investigations and drive down crime rates.

Speaking to BBC Breakfast, she repeatedly claimed that the Conservatives had overseen the “highest number on record” on officer numbers.

She rejected a suggestion that the pledge would inevitably mean fewer resources for more serious, complex investigations.

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