Britain's 24-hour licensing laws could be axed after the new coalition Government ordered a wholesale review. Theresa May, the Home Secretary, said she is determined to examine problems created by the ''binge-drinking culture'', including street violence and other crimes. Speaking at the Police Federation conference, she said she opposed the 2003 Licensing Act when it was introduced by the previous administration. She said: ''We are going to look at the licensing laws. I was in opposition when the new laws were introduced and I argued against them. I argued that those were the sorts of problems that would come about but I was told we would have a cafe culture. We think they have produced problems on the streets. There are some other issues to look at around the binge drinking culture that has grown up. We think it is right that we do review these laws.''
