Should stop and search be expanded to save more lives from knife crime?

Kemi Badenoch is calling for police to up the rate of stop and searches in order to crack down on knife crime. That's as she laid out plans to abolish part of the Equality Act, which relates to public sector workers. The Conservative party leader claimed some people would feel “uncomfortable” with the fact that more black youths would be affected, but argued public safety had to come first. Former Met Police Former Chief Superintendent Dal Babu and former Bedfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner Festus Akinbusoye joined Ed Balls and Susanna Reid to discuss. Broadcast on 10/06/2026 Stream Good Morning Britain live, every weekday from 6am on the ITVX 📲 http://daytimelink.itv.com/WatchGMBYT Subscribe now for more! http://bit.ly/1NbomQa Like, follow and subscribe to Good Morning Britain! The Good Morning Britain YouTube channel delivers you the news that you’re waking up to in the morning. From exclusive interviews with some of the biggest names in politics and showbiz to heartwarming human interest stories and unmissable watch again moments. Join Susanna Reid, Ed Balls, Kate Garraway, Richard Madeley, Charlotte Hawkins and Sean Fletcher every weekday on ITV from 6am until 9 every weekday! ITVX: http://daytimelink.itv.com/WatchGMBYT Website: http://bit.ly/1GsZuha YouTube: http://bit.ly/1Ecy0g1 Facebook: http://on.fb.me/1HEDRMb Twitter: http://bit.ly/1xdLqU3 http://www.itv.com #GMB