Rishi Sunak said he feared for his daughter's safety. He added that men often take their freedoms for granted.

Sunak spoke candidly about his eldest daughter Krishna's desire for more independence, but said he was concerned about a number of crimes, including the murder of Olivia Pratt-Korbel, the nine-year-old girl shot dead in Liverpool, The Guardian reported.

He said he is determined to fight crime, including being willing to put many more criminals in jail and increase the number of prison beds.

“My eldest is at the age where she is wanting to walk places by herself and that’s why we were not in that flat in Downing Street in that last term when I was chancellor,” Sunak said in a conversation with reporters this week. Krishna had hoped to start walking to school for her last term of primary school, a freedom that was eventually deemed impossible.

Sunak said he was concerned about a number of crimes over the summer.

“I want to make sure that my kids and everyone else can walk around safely. That’s what any parent wants for their children … in the past I’ve taken [safety] for granted – and many of us as men have. The events of the last year showed us that so many women and girls have not felt as safe as they should.

Sunak said that during his premiership he sought to reduce crime.