David Cameron has ruled out a fundamental review of the Government’s approach to drugs, insisting its current strategy is “working”.
The Prime Minister dismissed calls from a cross-party group of MPs to hold a wide-ranging Royal Commission to consider alternative methods, including legalisation.
After a year-long inquiry, the Commons Home Affairs Committee said the Government’s current policy was not working. But, speaking during a visit to Cambridge, Mr Cameron said: “I don’t support decriminalisation. We have a policy which actually is working in Britain. Drugs use is coming down, the emphasis on treatment is absolutely right, and we need to continue with that to make sure we can really make a difference. Also, we need to do more to keep drugs out of our prisons. These are the Government’s priorities and I think we should continue with that rather than have some very, very long-term Royal Commission.”
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.