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UK govt boosts prisons, police powers in crime clampdown

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Last Updated : Aug 11 2019 | 3:25 PM IST

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is promising more prisons and stronger police powers in an effort to fight violent crime.

The government announced plans Sunday to create 10,000 more prison places to ease overcrowding and said it would allow police to stop and search people without reasonable suspicion "if serious violence is anticipated."

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First Published: Aug 11 2019 | 3:25 PM IST

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