Donna Jones (British politician)
Donna Jones is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Hampshire Police and Crime Commissioner since 2021.[7] In the 2019 general election, while still serving as a councillor, Jones was the unsuccessful Conservative candidate in Portsmouth South.During the campaign, she received criticism from political opponents for flying in a plane over the constituency, with a banner attached stating "Vote Donna Jones - Get Brexit Done", instead of attending a candidates' hustings on climate change.[10] On 3 August 2024, in response to riots in some UK cities, she issued a media release which the Independent reported "appears to justify far-right riots", in which she said: "I've spoken to people from both sides of the spectrum and the only way to stem the tide of violent disorder is to acknowledge what is causing it", continuing, "Arresting people, or creating violent disorder units, is treating the symptom and not the cause".[12][13] This media release was subsequently removed from the Police and Crime Commission's website,[11] having generated widespread criticism, including calls for Jones to resign.