BORIS JOHNSON has ruled out taking a flexible approach on drugs that would allow a drug consumption facility in Glasgow if he becomes Prime Minister.

The Tory leadership contender said his opinion is that the law should be enforced and drug dealers targeted.

Speaking on a visit to Glasgow he ruled out any decriminalisation and said instead that he wanted a tougher crackdown on dealers.

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He said: “My own view is the existing laws are in place what we should be doing is helping the police crackdown on the drugs gangs.

“They are out of control, they are getting young kids to risk their lives for the sake of the drugs market and I want to see more law enforcement a tougher approach.”

Mr Johnson’s comments come as a blow to Glasgow City Council and the Health Board and a range of experts who want the safer Drug Consumption Facility to reduce the number of fatal overdoses and cut down the rising HIV and Hepatitis C cases.

The Home Office and outgoing Prime Minister, Theresa May, have repeatedly refused to allow the 1971 Misuse of Drugs act to be amended to allow a illegal drugs consumed on the premises of the facility.

Mr Johnson continued the hard line war on drugs rhetoric.

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He also said he has a track record on reducing poverty.

He said when he was London Mayor the lives of people on the lowest incomes improved and his vision of an enterprise culture would help people out of poverty.

On a visit to BAE Systems shipyard in Govan in an area where almost four in ten children are living in poverty Mr Johnson said supporting enterprise and shipbuilding and apprenticeships would make a difference.

He said: “What we should be doing is championing higher wages and when I was Mayor of London we did massive things with the London living wage. We lifted it year after year for the poorest families and put millions of pound in the pockets of the poorest families.

When I was Mayor we saw the poorest quartile of society showed the biggest gains in life expectancy and prosperity and you do that through higher skills, investment in great infrastructure and making sure there are great jobs around.”

He said that industries like ship building are important in ensuring prosperity.

He said: “It’s vital that we support the private sector.”