More flexible hours for police stations, says Boris

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The Tory candidate for mayor unveiled his plans on a visit to an Isle of Dogs police station which only opens at midday.

He criticised part-time police stations and warned that if any closed after a high-level consultation they must be replaced with 24-hour access to police.

Mr Johnson pledged to " build bridges" between the police and communities to give them faith that reporting crime was not a waste of time.

Under the proposals, borough commanders would be compelled to hold monthly public meetings.

Mr Johnson said: "Londoners want leadership from their Mayor. They don't want someone who puts their hands up and says there is nothing that can be done to stop crime escalating.

"The mayor can do so much to turn the tide. Building bridges between the police and the communities they serve is a good place to start."

Mr Johnson has already pledged to take personal responsibility of the police. He aims to do so by chairing the Metropolitan Police Authority should he win the election.

Johnson's comments came as Ken Livingstone was coming under pressure to explain plans to spend 45 times more money on security and policing the Olympics than on tackling the epidemic of teenage killings.

The Green party are planning to take the Mayor to task today when his proposed annual budget is debated by the London Assembly.