The last hour or so. We have seen a couple of charity representatives waiting outside, presumably to help the former prisoners as they are released. We have also seen Family Members starting to gather, and friends of those former prisoners, and we have also seen increased security presence. Shortly, we are told, prisoners should be being released in coming through these gates. Last night they had their very last night in jail before being released but there will be lots of Processing Today including talking to Probation Officers about the conditions and restrictions across their release, including bans on certain areas and curfews. There are concerns that many of them will be released homeless. In fact, 12 of prisoners released in the year to march didnt, and therefore there are more concerns about reoffending rates. But the government does say this is absolutely necessary to help ease the overcrowding in the prison system. I5 overcrowding in the prison s stem. , ~. , overcrowding in t
Are already addressing it because just as the last Labour Government brought Child Poverty right down, so will this government and we will work with you and others and everybody in the room to make sure we make that commitment because its so important to us and we will work with you on it so Thank You for raising it. On the question of offences against retail workers. This truly is shocking. You have raised a number of times and there was a very important campaign on it. I went to warrington to an Iceland Store there to talk to staff it was there to talk to staff it was the first thing they spoke to me about. I went to swindon to morrisons shop and we had an extended session and the number one issue for them was the abuse that they were coming under. Sometimes in relation to shoplifting, which is prevalent as you know, but also more generally and then in southampton in smaller shops but still it was the same issue over and over again. Its not acceptable, can be acceptable in any circum
Justice system at breaking point, From Today Thousands Of Prisoners in england and wales will be released after serving 40 of their sentence rather than 50 . It 4096 of their sentence rather than 5096 than 50 . It was the only 0 tion than 50 . It was the only option on than 50 . It was the only option on the than 50 . It was the only option on the table than 50 . It was the only option on the Table And L than 50 . It was the only option on the table and thats because the alternative to not making this change would have been to allow the Prison System to collapse and therefore to allow the Law And Order in this country to collapse. But these Emergency Measures are controversial with big concerns from some Prison Staff and campaigners about Public Safety and an increase in reoffending. They have nowhere to live, they fall back they have nowhere to live, they fall back into drug taking, they fall back into drug taking, they have Mental Health difficulties already. If they are not difficul
The Labour Leader said the government will not risk ecOnomic stability when negotiating public Sector Pay deals. The warning On the government s fiscal positiOn came ahead of a cOntroversial vote in the commOns On its policy to remove the Winter Fuel Allowance from some pensiOners. Sir Keir Starmer said he understood the Pressure Families faced. I said he understood the Pressure Families faced. Families faced. I see the nurses. Families faced. I see the nurses, the families faced. I see the nurses, the teaching nurses, the teaching assistants, the carers, who cant afford to get their boiler fixed. , cant afford to get their boilerfixed. , or buy cant afford to get their boiler fixed. , or buy their kids a new school uniform. I see them. I see the Public Sector demoralised, burnt out in some places. Ripped by a Recruitment And RetentiOn crisis that holds back your ability to do what we all believe in. The service of Working People. Isee believe in. The service of Working People. I see