we have spoken to eight parents in chorley. - to eight parents in chorley.ted. all of the attacks were filmed and posted on social media. jade, like all the parents we feature, want to show the attacks on their children. after ringing police, she says it took two weeks for an officer to visit the family. it took two weeks for an officer to visit the family.— visit the family. it is horrific, watching _ visit the family. it is horrific, watching that. _ visit the family. it is horrific, watching that. i— visit the family. it is horrific, watching that. i feel- visit the family. it is horrific, watching that. i feel like - visit the family. it is horrific, l watching that. i feel like she's 'ust watching that. i feel like she's just a — watching that. i feel like she's just a baby, and that your baby on the float — i'mjust so angry i'm just so angry with them. jade sa s she i'm just so angry with them. jade says she was _ i'm just so angry with them. jade says she was told _ i'm just so angry with them. ii—fe: says she was told officers would only arrest the at

this is chorley, one town's story.have been looking into this over the past few months, we have been contacted by dozens and dozens of people who feel let down when they have reported a crime, but a burglary, be it car theft or anti—social behaviour. today, a warning in a report from the policy exchange. they say british policing does not have the capacity to tackle modern issues. this is a problem, huw, because what we had again and again in chorley and elsewhere is that when people ring 999, they have a basic expectation that the police will arrive, and unwritten social contract. but again, lancashire police say in an emergency, you should always ring 999. ed thomas, our secial should always ring 999. ed thomas, our special correspondent. - as we mentioned, tonight was the final hustings meeting for the two candidates racing to succeed borisjohnson as conservative leader and prime minster. liz truss and rishi sunak appeared before a crowd of 6000 party members at wembley arena. the results of the vote will be announc

she went straight to chorley police station.evidence, things like that, it's all there for them. i got there went to the counter and said we need to see a police officer, my daughter has been assaulted, she 11 years of age. and then he said to me that there was no police officer available at the time. to do anything. i was gobsmacked. in disbelief really. tony suffered one of the attacks. she says she has had to repeatedly ask police for updates. ——tony's son it makes me feel sick that they did that to my child. four months on, her son is still waiting for an outcome. he could have come home a lot worse. he could have not come home. there is plenty of parents that want to take this into their own hand at this point obviously haven't done and i'm glad they haven't done, but something has to give. before a family will end up ruined. and this is where it has ended up for some, in the park where children were attacked, parents on patrol. can you believe it has come to this? i can't but i understand why it has because our children ar

we report from chorley, where parents say police have failed to respond to repeated incidents of children

let's speak to matt chorley, from times radio and sonia sodha, who is a columnist at the observer.ng about suspecting what liz truss might do. they are both showing their more benevolent side, rishi sunak is talking about giving money away, tax cuts because the penny has dropped on the cost of living here. i penny has dropped on the cost of living here-— living here. i think it is due to a lot of external _ living here. i think it is due to a lot of external pressure - living here. i think it is due to a lot of external pressure that. living here. i think it is due to a lot of external pressure that liz truss _ lot of external pressure that liz truss campaign is starting to make slightly— truss campaign is starting to make slightly softer noises about there being _ slightly softer noises about there being support apart from tax cuts available — being support apart from tax cuts available for the lowest income households. it is really a matter of priorities— households. it is really a matter of priorities and liz truss has centred a very— priorities and liz truss has centred a very