Boris Johnson plans to give crime victims a named cop to keep them to date with their case

BORIS Johnson will unveil his blueprint to blitz crime this week.

The PM will reveal plans to give victims a named officer to contact to keep up to date with their case.

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And he will launch a new system for prosecuting rape cases where convictions remain low.

The Prime Minister is set to unveil proposals tomorrow after ending his Covid isolation.

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He said: “We need to continue to put more police out on the street, and to back them.” 

Other measures include a new crackdown against county lines drug gangs.

But Ken Marsh, of the Met Police Federation representing rank-and-file officers in the capital, said the named officer plan was a “gimmick”.