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Labour refuses to accept knives are as dangerous as guns - Campbell

9.51.09pm GMT Mon 19th Mar 2007

Commenting on the stabbing of a teenager in East London, Liberal Democrat Leader Menzies Campbell said:

"The recent spate of horrific knife crimes shows how this issue is afflicting communities throughout the country.

"The Labour Government refuses to accept that carrying a knife can be as dangerous as a gun.

Sir Ming Campbell

"The sentence for carrying a knife in a public place should be made the same as that for carrying a gun.

"We also urgently need to challenge the culture that makes it acceptable to carry knives."

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