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PM rules out a review on drugs

David Cameron has ruled out a fundamental review of the Government's approach to drugs, insisting its current strategy was "working".

The Prime Minister dismissed calls from a cross-party group of MPs to hold a wide-ranging Royal Commission to consider alternative methods, including legalisation.

After a year-long inquiry, the Commons Home Affairs Committee said the Government's current policy was not working.

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