Early release schemes to be reviewed and longer sentences for violent and sexual offenders could be brought in
Boris Johnson has set out a resoundingly tough stance on law and order ahead of a possible autumn general election, with a trio of announcements on extending jail terms, building new prisons and increasing police stop-and-search powers.
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