Major change to drinking laws means you will be fined if you are caught boozing at these public places
DRINKING at bus stops or war memorials is to be banned — and yobs are to be forced to scrub up high streets.
More on-the-spot fines will be issued, and drug tests carried out, in a drive to see offences rapidly and publicly punished.
The blitz, to be launched on Monday, will see graffiti menaces marched back to the scene of their crime in high-vis jackets and made to clear up the mess within 48 hours of getting caught.
Others snared blighting high streets with litter, chewing gum or cigarette ends will be forced into modern day “chain gangs” to tidy up communities.
A cash injection will help fund police patrols in areas where gangs congregate and leave nitrous oxide canisters, such as children’s playgrounds.
Tougher sanctions will be handed out to those who fly-tip and proposals are being considered to dock benefits over school truancy.
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Rishi Sunak will unveil the offensive after previously vowing to crackdown on disorder.
The PM wants to provide police with new powers because he sees disruptive behaviour as a “gateway to more extreme crimes”.
New rules being drawn up across Whitehall will live up to his previous pledge to ensure crimes are “quickly and visibly punished”.
Police forces, mayors and town halls will be given the powers they need to clampdown on the small minority bringing misery to communities.
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It will see yobs given community service punishments hours after their offences instead of going to court.
The move will be viewed as covering similar ground to Tony Blair who introduced anti-social behaviour orders as a flagship policy in 1998, a year after he first became PM.