Protect front line

thE maximum sentence for assaulting a police officer, paramedic, nurse, firefighter or any member of front-line staff is to be doubled — to just two years.

if the home Secretary Priti Patel wants to deter thugs, we need tougher sentencing that will make them think twice.

this is undoubtedly a step in the right direction, but we have to do a lot better than that if we want to curb the violence. mIKE QUINN, Nuneaton, Warks.