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

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 reckons criminals who nick tradesmen’s tools should face harsher penalties 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....