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The Labour MP who was bricked by motorbike riding thugs says the police are “losing control of our streets.”

In a message to Theresa May, Selly Oak MP Steve McCabe said the Prime Minister is “presiding over a lawless, anti-social country for which she bears much of the responsibility.”

He believes he was targeted in a pre-planned attack, when two teenagers threw a brick at his head.

The brick narrowly missed his eye, hitting him in the cheek.

Writing in the Mirror, he said he confronted the yobs while they were roaring down a residential street, screeching their tyres and pulling wheelies in the middle of the road.

(Image: @steve_mccabe/Twitter)

He wrote: “ shouted to ‘pack it in’. At first they ignored me but then one launched his bike directly at me, veering off at the last moment and taking up position where he spun his back wheel and showered me with dirt and stones. I again told them to pack it in or I’d call the police.

“These characters aren’t much deterred by such a threat so I was somewhat surprised when they took off.

“Moments later they returned and carried out what I now believe was a pre-planned attack. One of them got off his bike and approached me, threatening to kill me and uttering a string of foul language.

“As I was distracted by this, his mate threw a brick at the side of my head. I stumbled around stunned. My head felt like it was going to explode. I believe it was a deliberate attempt to cause me a serious injury. Only through luck did it miss my eye, otherwise I doubt I’d be here to tell the tale.”

(Image: @steve_mccabe/Twitter) (Image: @steve_mccabe/Twitter)

McCabe blames Theresa May for the police’s inability to maintain order on the streets, after she abolished ASBOs and made steady cuts to police forces against Labour’s advice.

“I was a member of the Home Affairs Select Committee at the time,” he wrote. “And recall pleading with her to rethink the impact her actions might have on some communities. But, as is her way, she dismissed my concerns and instead introduced a programme of steady police cuts which have reduced police numbers to their lowest since 1985.”

McCabe called for the government to introduce new powers for police officers, including ‘thinking again’ about stop and search.

He wrote: “It’s ridiculous that they can’t chase thugs who remove their crash helmets for fear of being sued or suffering a disciplinary charge. We must make better use of cameras and technology like drones and other surveillance measures to catch these thugs.

“I want a monthly summary of how many bikes have been seized and crushed and I want to see those engaged in aggressive anti-social behaviour, with bikes, banned from owning or riding them and subject to properly enforced curfews which prevent them roaring around our neighbourhoods, causing terror and mayhem.”