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Turning to law and order, Philp set out plans to hire 10,000 extra police officers at a cost of £800m a year, which he said would be funded by some of the savings proposed by Shadow Chancellor Sir Mel Stride in his conference speech.

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As the White House posted on social media on Sept. 22: “Without borders, law and order, and religion, you don’t have a country.”

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But for Spain’s far right, it was all the pretext they needed: The Spanish Republic had lost control of law and order, and Franco and his allies launched a coup against the government, setting off the Spanish Civil War.

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Lammy said he was determined to "restore tough law and order" and "ensure prisons are fit for purpose" during a visit to Belmarsh prison in south-east London.

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He added that if individuals crossed the criminal threshold, "they should face the law," as security forces "stood for law and order".

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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