Boris Johnson has said he will not ‘give in’ over plans to increase police powers for Stop and Search in some areas.
But he raised a few eyebrows when speaking to reporters in Surrey as he defended proposals to allow officers to search someone without reasonable grounds.
The Prime Minister said of relieving someone of a dangerous weapon: "I don't think that's strong-armed tactics, I think that's a kind and a loving thing to do."
He said plans for a named police officer for every neighbourhood would ensure that victims of crime could speak to someone who understood the local area. But Labour leader Keir Starmer described it as a ‘ridiculous gimmick’.
