A senior Tory has urged the government to jail problem drinkers for 24 hours if they fail to pass a compulsory twice-daily sobriety test. The coalition is due to publish a white paper on rehabilitation for drink and drugs in the autumn.
Kit Malthouse, the influential Conservative deputy mayor for London policing, is proposing that the government follow the example of a successful 24-hour scheme in South Dakota. > > > > >
