Prime minister to say ‘things will get worse before we get better’ as he sets out plans ahead of parliament’s return next weekLabour party chairman, Ellie Reeves, has been on LBC this morning. She said Labour will tackle the prisons crisis, which has seen the judiciary ask magistrates’ courts to delay sending some criminals to prison in the coming weeks because of unprecedented overcrowding.Speaking to LBC radio, Reeves said:The prime minister will be speaking later today about the inheritance from 14 years of Conservative government, the black hole in the country’s finances, but also the societal black hole that we’re facing.For example, the fact that the prison estate has been operating at 99% capacity with no plan from the previous government to fix that, so he’ll be talking about fixing the foundations. Continue reading…
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Publish date : 2024-08-27 08:21:14
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