Police Commissioner Faces Criticism for 127-Date Theatre Tour

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In Short: Sutton, a former Metropolitan Police detective who led the investigation that brought serial killer Levi Bellfield to justice, is set to tour the UK from January to November next year, with tickets priced at around £40.

Sutton, a former Metropolitan Police detective who led the investigation that brought serial killer Levi Bellfield to justice, is set to tour the UK from January to November next year, with tickets priced at around £40.

Opposition parties have questioned Sutton's ability to oversee Norfolk Police while on tour, with Labour MP Ben Goldsborough warning, 'you can't police a county from the back of a tour bus.

Sutton insists the tour 'wouldn't impinge' on his day job, but Labour MP Ben Goldsborough warned that Sutton's priorities may be misaligned, given his first responsibility is to Norfolk.

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Colin Sutton was elected as Norfolk's Police and Crime Commissioner two months ago A newly elected £79,000-a-year police commissioner is facing criticism for announcing a 127-date national theatre tour.
After retiring from the Metropolitan Police, Sutton wrote a book about the case, which was later turned into an ITV drama.
Opposition parties have questioned how Reform UK's Colin Sutton will be able to focus on his job overseeing Norfolk Police, which he was elected to in July.
Labour MP Ben Goldsborough was surprised to learn of the commissioner's tour plan Sutton became one of the UK's most high-profile detectives in the 2000s, leading the investigation to catch serial killer Levi Bellfield, who murdered Milly Dowler, Marsha McDonnell and Amelie Delagrange.
In July, after the former Norfolk Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) Sarah Taylor resigned, Sutton comfortably won the election to replace her.
PCCs are elected officials who set the priorities of a police force, appoint a chief constable and hold them to account.
Reform UK’s Colin Sutton, who was elected as Norfolk’s PCC less than two months ago, will go on tour next year with a live show called The Makings Of A Murderer – Double Jeopardy Reform UK’s Colin Sutton, who was elected as Norfolk’s PCC less than two months ago, will go on tour next year with a live show called The Makings Of A Murderer – Double Jeopardy Reform UK ’s inaugural Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) has defended his plans to embark on a nationwide theatre tour featuring over 100 dates next year.
He said that he does not know the final number of dates on the tour, and that “some will be taken away I’m sure”.

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