Top News | Boris Johnson planning law and order blitz to reboot his flagging government
BORIS Johnson is planning a law and order blitz to reboot his flagging government. The PM has vowed to deliver some "red meat" policy ideas to appease his deflated MPs and disillusioned voters.
PABoris Johnson is planning a law and order blitz to appease his deflated MPs and disillusioned voters '/ ' He told ministers it is time to start delivering on their election promises after a torrid spell of mishaps and U-turns. Mr Johnson is determined to get back on the front foot after a week dominated by MP "sleaze", the migrant crisis and the scaling back of HS2. A Tory source said: "Boris's funny guy act isn't washing right now. It's time for some serious policies, but ones which we are able to deliver. "We're only six months away from the local elections which will be our big mid-term test and we need to raise our game before then." Yesterday, the PM made a start by ordering a cross-Whitehall search for a solution to the rising number of migrants arriving by boat. Cabinet Office minister Stephen Barclay has been drafted in to oversee the project alongside Home Secretary Priti Patel. Mr Johnson has now declared it the Government's top priority. Most read in The Sun 'who?' I'm A Celeb viewers all have the same complaint within minutes of series starting ONE'S BACK Queen attends double christening at Windsor chapel after battling back sprain FERGIE TIME Ferguson leading charge to bring Pochettino to Man Utd after Solskjaer sacking NO LOVE LOST 'I got £1k of filler to look young on Love Island but was labelled granny AJ' HEARTBREAK 'I still felt pregnant...I was in total shock', Jorgie Porter on her miscarriage DALES RACE PROBE Emmerdale rocked by race probe involving two of ITV soap's leading stars But he is also planning a tough crackdown on crime to boost his Tory credentials. One senior MP said: "It would be easier to get behind the PM if he was delivering a full-blooded Conservative agenda. Instead, we have got moderate Labour MPs taunting us for delivering Jeremy Corbyn's manifesto." The next six months he has the fight of his life. One more f*** up and he is done for. A senior Tory MP Mr Johnson's hopes of staying in power rests on a large number of marginal seats. At the 2019 election, 71 seats were won with a majority of fewer than 3,000 votes. A senior Tory MP said: "The next six months he has the fight of his life. One more f*** up and he is done for." An ex-Cabinet Minister warned: "On a scale of one to ten, where one is 'he's safe' and ten says he's in real trouble, I'd say he's on a four." 
GettyBoris Johnson told ministers it is time to start delivering on his election promises after a series of setbacks, including a week dominated by MP ...sleaze' '/ ' 
AFPCabinet Office minister Stephen Barclay was drafted in to oversee the migrant crisis project alongside Home Secretary Priti Patel '/ ' We pay for your stories! Do you have a story for The Sun news desk? Email us at exclusive@the-sun.co.uk or call 0207 782 4104. You can WhatsApp us on 07423 720 250. We pay for videos too. Click here to upload yours. Click here to get The Sun newspaper delivered for FREE for the next six weeks. Source:
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