Boris Johnson
General election 2019: PM pledges to extend stop and search powers
Police will be given new powers to stop and search anyone previously convicted of carrying a knife, Boris Johnson has pledged.Stop and search powers are controversial – and there is evidence that black people are disproportionately targeted.But the prime minister told the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg that police should be able to stop and search “without…
Police will be given new powers to stop and search anyone previously convicted of carrying a knife, Boris Johnson has pledged.
Stop and search powers are controversial – and there is evidence that black people are disproportionately targeted.
But the prime minister told the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg that police should be able to stop and search “without suspicion” in some instances.
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