Boris Johnson pledges to target drug abuse in anti-crime push
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson has promised to cut crime by tackling drug misuse and using electronic tagging on more burglars after release.
The government is also proposing that every neighbourhood in England and Wales should have a named police officer for residents to contact.
Mr Johnson said his efforts to make society safer would be unstinting .
But the Police Federation, representing rank-and-file officers, said fighting crime needed greater investment.
And Labour accused the government of being all talk and no action on law and order.
Under the Beating Crime Plan, more burglars, robbers and thieves would have their location monitored with electronic tags 24 hours a day after leaving prison.
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