Attacks on emergency workers in five shameful statistics

MP decries ‘national scandal’ as new law doubles prison time for assailants

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A man throws beer over police officers during a far-right protest in London in June
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Prison sentences for criminals who attack emergency service workers are set to double as part of a new law due to be signed off today.

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