so so that magistrate would the court, so that magistrate would be given powers to jail criminals for up to a year and this is the old, according to the telegraph, as the biggest change in the justice system in 140 years. i wonder if that would classify as part of operation to make red meat or not. it seems like there has been a policy frenzy, every day, we are getting something new. dominic raab has been quite busy. he is reviewing the human rights act, that is a little project he has got going, but he is also announcing the jail terms magistrates proposes going to double, from the current maximum six months to a year, and that means they can try more serious offences like assault and burglary and theft and fraud, so it will increase the number of cases they can handle and obviously that could help with the backlog. again, iwould point obviously that could help with the backlog. again, i would point out that we had over a decade of austerity, with really serious deep
newsroom in half an hour. bye for now. good morning, welcome to breakfast with sally nugent and dan walker. 0ur headlines today. boris johnson s former adviser dominic cummings says the prime minister was warned about a downing street bring your own booze party at the height of lockdown. the first images of tonga after the tsunami, with homes covered in volcanic ash, as aid agencies warn of an urgent need for fresh water. magistrates in england and wales will be given powers to jail criminals for up to a year, under plans to tackle the backlog of cases in crown courts. he s back andy murray one of six brits in action he leads at the australian open, where three years ago, he bid an emotional farewell, fearing his career was over. good morning. a cold and frosty