Keir Starmer has said he will not copy the Lord Advocate’s radical policy of offering class A drug users a warning if he becomes Prime Minister.The Labour leader also said he is against changing the 50-year-old drugs laws - a key ask for health campaigners.Dorothy Bain, Scotland’s chief law officer, recently announced fundamental changes to enforcement of drugs laws.
Under the new plans, people caught with drugs like heroin and cocaine for personal use could be given a police warning instead of facing prosecution.Her announcement was made after figures confirmed Scotland still has the worst drugs death rate in Europe.Scottish Labour backed the rethink but Sir Keir, who used to be Director of Public Prosecutions south of the border, said he
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