Boris Johnson vows to come down hard on crime
Boris Johnson has vowed to come down hard on crime by extending police stop-and-search powers and toughening up prison sentences.
The prime minister, echoing the words of home secretary Priti Patel last week, said he wanted criminals to be afraid, rather than the public.
He also announced plans to invest £2.5bn to create 10,000 new places to relieve the pressure on overcrowded jails.
It follows the government’s announcement that an extra 20,000 police officers would be recruited over the next three years.
Mr Johnson revealed the plans for a crackdown on violent criminals in an article for the Mail on Sunday, in which he cited rising knife crime and the recent machete attack on a police officer.
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