Boris Johnson pledges to extend police stop and search powers

Prime minister also announced creation of 10,000 more prison places at a cost of 2.5bn

Boris Johnson has said he is determined to tackle rising levels of knife crime by announcing an extension of police stop-and-search powers.

At the same time, the prime minister announced the government would be investing 2.5bn in creating 10,000 new prison places to ensure serious violent and sexual offenders got the sentence they deserved.