Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary Helen Whatley says the government’s plan to release prisoners early is “alarming”.
According to Whatley, Labour have made a “mess of their early release scheme, including accidentally releasing prisoners like violent domestic abusers”.
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A Conservative MP has slammed the government’s decision to sign over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius as the "worst deal on earth". Shadow policing minister Matt Vickers said the deal is a "disaster for Britain" which will cost the taxpayer £101m per year.
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Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood insists her priority is to avoid running out of prison places after agreeing to most of the proposals of former Conservative minister David Gauke. The independent report advocates allowing some criminals to be released from custody early to ease pressure on overcrowded prisons. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch claims the Chagos Islands deal was an example of "Labour chaos", saying, "we should not be paying to surrender British territory to Mauritius”. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp says the fall in immigration numbers are down to “decisions taken by the last Conservative government” but are still “not enough” and “need to go down further”. Net migration is estimated to have dropped by almost half from December 2023 to the end of last year. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
"The target was never particularly ambitious," says the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) about Labour's plan to add two million extra NHS appointments during.. Sky News
A 53-year-old man, Paul Doyle, has been charged after a car ploughed into a crowd at the end of Liverpool football club’s Premier League victory parade on Monday evening. Deputy chief constable of Merseyside Police, Jenny Sims, said, "Doyle has been remanded into custody and he will appear at Liverpool Magistrates Court in the morning”.
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Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick has challenged London mayor Sadiq Khan to “step up” on tackling fare dodgers on the London Underground. Jenrick released a video of himself identifying and reporting fare dodgers on the London Underground.
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The father of a 15-week-old baby Akram Mohammed who died this February has said he is “convinced” poor social housing conditions contributed to his death. Abdushafaiat and Aiat Mohammed were living in a damp flat that was covered in black mould. An inquest into how and why Akram Mohammed died will be held in August.
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Sir Keir Starmer has launched a series of attacks on Nigel Farage, telling the public they cannot trust the Reform UK leader Nigel Farage. Speaking at an event in north west England, the Prime Minister said Mr Farage is “Liz Truss all over again”.
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Water and Flooding Minister Emma Hardy unveils the government is taking “unprecedented" action to combat water pollution after Thames Water was fined £122.7m for breaching rules over sewage spills and shareholder payouts.
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