Keir Starmer calls for plan for new 'royal yacht' to be SCRAPPED
Keir Starmer calls for plan for new 'royal yacht' to be SCRAPPED... and wants the money used to crack down on anti-social behaviour instead Labour leader last night said plans for new 'royal yacht' should be scrapped Move will draw comparisons with Tony Blair's focus on anti-social behaviour Sir Kier has accused ministers of 'dropping the ball' on anti-social behaviour
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Sir Keir Starmer will today try to drag Labour back towards the political centre ground with a pledge to crack down on ‘sickening’ anti-social behaviour.
The Labour leader last night said controversial plans for a new ‘royal yacht’ should be scrapped, with the savings used to fund the deployment of more CCTV cameras and community support officers in communities blighted by crime.
The move will draw comparisons with Tony Blair’s focus on anti-social behaviour as he forged New Labour more than two decades ago.
Sir Keir, a former director of public prosecutions, accused ministers of ‘dropping the
