Thieves who nick tradesmen’s tools should face harsh penalties, MP says

THIEVES who nick tradesmen’s tools should face harsher penalties, a Tory MP says. 

Matt Vickers said the scourge of equipment theft has reached “crisis levels”.

Tory MP Matt Vickers Only one per cent of stolen tools are ever recovered, the MP said

He is putting forward amendments to strengthen Labour’s Crime and Policing Bill.

It includes counting tool theft as an aggravating factor. This means stricter sentences for criminals who rob tradesmen.

He...