THE Prime Minister is aiming to divert attention away from the 'pingdemic' his Government has been heavily criticised over onto tackling crime this week.

Boris Johnson is expected to unveil his 'beating crime plan' on Tuesday as he exits self-isolation.

However the plan comes in the wake of police anger at Home Secretary Priti Patel - with the Police Federation saying it has "no confidence" in Patel after she froze police pay and for ongoing issues since the Covid-19 pandemic began.

Mr Johnson has vowed to ensure that every victim of crime has “a named officer to call – someone who is immediately on your side”.

He said: "We need now to redouble our efforts, to continue to put more police out on the street, and to back them all the way.”

He also vowed to introduce reforms, writing that “we want everyone to know that if you are the victim of crime you have a named officer to call – someone who is immediately on your side”.

Other measures he outlined included publishing league tables for 101 and 999 call answering times, putting more police into dealing with “the tiny minority of truant kids”, and intensifying efforts against county lines drug gangs.

The new focus aims to draw attention away from the chaos the Covid app is causing in workplaces with scores of workers ordered to self-isolate as infections soar across the country following the loosening of Covid restrictons.

It also follows heavy critcism of the Home Secretary by police officers who have "had enough" of Priti Patel.

Ms Patel received an extraordinary rebuke from the Police Federation of England and Wales, which represents rank-and-file officers.

The body said it no longer has confidence in the Home Secretary after describing a bitterly opposed pay freeze as “the final straw”.

The Police Federation’s national chairman, John Apter, said his members are “so angry with this Government”.

“At the beginning of this pandemic they endured PPE shortages and were not even prioritised for the vaccination,” he added.

“They continue to be politicised and this pay announcement is the final straw.

“As the organisation that represents more than 130,000 police officers I can say quite categorically: we have no confidence in the current Home Secretary. I cannot look my colleagues in the eye and do nothing.”