Gordon Brown orders review of 24-hr drinking


By George Jones and Sarah Womack

Last Updated: 8:01pm BST 23/07/2007

Gordon Brown has ordered a review of 24-hour drinking laws following concern that it is leading to binge drinking and more alcohol-related violence.

Mr Brown, who has already scrapped plans for a super casino and called for a rethink of the classification of cannabis, acknowledged public concern over late-night drinking.

A Home Office report last week disclosed that offences of assault, criminal damage and harassment between 3am and 6am rose sharply in the 12 months following the reforms.
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