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Boris Johnson has claimed his plan to spend more than £200m on a new royal yacht will let Britain “show off” to the world.
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has urged the prime minister to ditch plans for the luxury vessel and spend create the money on a fund to tackle anti-social behaviour.
But Mr Johnson insisted building a “flagship” boat would act as a hub for attracting wealthy investors.
Meanwhile, it has emerged the government failed to consult Britain’s most senior police officers about Mr Johnson’s new crime plan – and some were not even aware it was being drawn up.
The measures include electronic tags on burglars, longer sentences for some crimes, and an extension of controversial blanket stop-and-search powers.
But police bodies and victims’ advocates say they were only sent the full details on Tuesday – a day after it had been distributed to members of the media.
