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"The outgoing Met chief tells John Steele that his force will not turn a blind eye to street yobbism.
Britain's record prison population will have to rise over several years as police meet the public demand for a tougher approach to crime and drunken louts, said Sir John Stevens, the Metropolitan Police Commissioner.
He said Scotland Yard was considering asking for a Home Office prison ship on the Thames to provide cell space because the Met cannot house all those it is arresting."
