A 11-year-old boy is the 'ringleader' of a crime spree in Blackpool, MPs have been told.
Conservative MP Scott Benton claimed that a 'gang of teenagers' had been committing 'hundreds' of crimes in an area of the seaside town in recent weeks. He said the young boy was responsible for 'over 80 offences including attacking a female police officer'.
Commons Leader Penny Mordaunt encouraged Mr Benton, MP for Blackpool South, to seek a debate on how to tackle anti-social behaviour. He said: "Residents in the Talbot and Brunswick area of Blackpool have been plagued by anti-social behaviour in recent weeks, with hundreds of different crimes being committed by a gang of teenagers.
