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Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said he wanted to end the policing "postcode lottery" by ensuring every community had dedicated teams of officers focused on patrolling town centres at peak times in England and Wales.

Sir Keir said he wanted to end the policing "postcode lottery" by ensuring every community had specialist neighbourhood officers.

However, many experts say patients still face a postcode lottery about whether they can see a psychiatrist at all.

Emergency contraception is already free of charge from most GPs and sexual health clinics but ministers say getting it over the counter is more of a "postcode lottery".

"Women across England face an unfair postcode lottery when seeking emergency contraception, with access varying dramatically depending on where they live," he said.