MP Frank Field blames parents for 'yob culture' in Birkenhead
Parents are to blame for anti-social behaviour in Birkenhead, the town's MP said after joining police on patrol.
Labour's Frank Field went out on Friday after claiming the town was becoming "like Beirut" due to a failure to tackle "yob culture".
Mr Field attended one incident in Shaw Street where a "gang was causing mayhem in the streets".
New legislation is needed "that warmly shakes them by the throat," he said.
BBC North West Today's Clare Fallon reports.
12 Jan 2015