David Cameron believes Labour's record on crime and anti-social behaviour will feature heavily in the general election campaign....
The Tory leader will demand that police "harass" troublemakers, as he distances himself from the party's recent "hug-a-hoodie" reputation.
The move comes after weekend polls suggested the Tories now have a 10 point lead over Labour, enough to given them an overall majority.
Chris Grayling, the shadow home secretary, told The Daily Telegraph that a Conservative government would usher in a new era of policing with senior officers returned to the frontline and offenders dealt with swiftly.
He said he expects prison numbers to rise in the first years of a new Tory administration as new policies on sentencing, including scrapping early release and tougher terms for knife crime, come into force.
He said: "I want to see more 'in your face' policing. I want to see the trouble-makers being stopped, getting harassed, getting challenged and being dealt with immediately."
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