The way crime gangs controlled some areas was a “profound” concern, Mrs. May said as she opened the way for a new attempt to expand the powers of police and intelligence services to spy on the internet.
Organised criminal gangs control parts of Britain and run their own security and justice systems, the home secretary has warned.
Brutish and violent gangs have taken over the provision of housing and security as they fill a “vacuum of authority”, which has gone unchallenged by police and the government, Theresa May said.
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