Rishi Sunak's £160million war on louts: Bigger fines for graffiti and ... trends now
Rishi Sunak vowed to tackle to clampdown on the blight of neighbourhood louts today with a raft of tough measures against anti-social behaviour.
As he seeks to wrestle back the Tories shrinking reputation as the party of law and order the Prime Minister vowed stronger powers for the police and punitive action against local hooligans.
Fly-tipping and grafittiing will be punishable with fines of up to £1,000 under plans Mr Sunak unveiled in Essex today.
He also vowed action against begging networks run by organised crime, while landlords will get extra help to evict nuisance tenants.
The Government will also ban nitrous oxide - known colloquially as 'hippy crack', and widen the ability of police to drug test suspects.
Additionally, those responsible for anti-social behaviour will have to do community service in lurid, hi-viz jumpsuits.
Mr Sunak this morning spoke about the importance of 'hotspot policing' and 'immediate justice', as he stressed the need for a 'zero-tolerance' approach to anti-social behaviour.
Confirming a laughing gas ban plan, he said the Government would tackle the 'scourge' of drugs as part of a crackdown on anti-social behaviour.
As he seeks to wrestle back the Tories shrinking reputation as the party of law and order the Prime Minister (pictured on a walkabout in Chelmsford) vowed stronger powers for the police and punitive action against local hooligans.
He also vowed action against begging networks run by organised crime , while landlords will get extra help to evict nuisance tenants.
Fly-tipping and grafittiing will be punishable with fines of up to £1,000 under plans Mr Sunak unveiled in Essex today.
Ministers have said nobody should be criminalised for not having somewhere to live
The Prime Minister stressed the importance of 'strong communities built on values'.
'This is not OK,' he said, announcing the Conservatives' plan to tackle anti-social behaviour.
'It is not the type of country that we are and that is why it is important we do something about it.'