London Mayor Sadiq Khan has not done "a particularly good job" in cutting crime, Holly Valance has said as she has revealed she was mugged when she was wheeling her baby in a pram through a smart part of the capital.
Valance - the former Neighbours actress and popstar - emerged as a surprise supporter of right of centre policies when she accompanied her property tycoon husband Nick Candy to a Popular Conservativism event last month.
Speaking to GB News' new political podcast, Chopper's Political Podcast, Valance, a mother of two who lives in Chelsea, west London, said that has failed Londoners by not cutting crime.
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Holly Valance spoke on Chopper's Political Protest
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"I don’t think Sadiq has done a particularly good job. I think crime's out of control. All of us have been robbed on Kings Road in our area," she said.
"I just had my phone taken out of the pram like stealing off a mum with her baby in the pram is pretty low stuff.
"I wasn't hurt, fortunately, but yes, I've had friends get belted for their phones and watches and home raids and trying to kick in doors."
Valance said the problem was "particularly" bad "in Chelsea because they know people are walking around with probably a nice watch on.
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Valance said she doesn't think Sadiq Khan has done a good job
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"If they rob me they're in for a nasty surprise. I'm usually in a Swatch down the street. No offence to Swatch."
A spokesperson for the Met Police told GB News: "We continue to dedicate our resources into tackling robbery, knife crime and taking weapons off our streets.
"In Westminster and Kensington and Chelsea officers are regularly deployed into known hotspot locations, using innovative tactics and conducting high visibility patrols to keep the community safe.
“Across London, we have also been working with our partners to help divert people away from a life of criminality.
"Other preventative measures include our officers working with schools to deliver youth engagement and diversion, conducting regular weapon sweeps in crime hotspots, and forming closer relationships with partners and our community.
“Tackling violence remains a priority for the Met and we know that reducing knife crime relies on combined work from across communities and other agencies.
"This is why we continue to work with our partners and the community to build lasting solutions.”
A spokesperson for the Mayor of London said: "This was clearly a frightening and distressing experience. While homicides, gun crime and the number of young people being injured with knives have all fallen since 2016, despite our population rising by more than a million in that time, and robbery is down 16 per cent compared with pre-pandemic levels it’s clear that violent crime remains far too high and there’s much more to do.
"The Mayor is determined to continue making progress by supporting the police to bear down on crime at the same time as being tough on the complex causes of crime – poverty, inequality and a lack of opportunities for young Londoners - which have all been made much worse by years of government cuts."
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