Lets speak to our lets speak to our political correspondent political correspondent damian grammaticas, who is at The Party damian grammaticas, who is at the Party Conference in brighton. Conference in brighton. You join us you join us youjoin us in you join us in writing where youjoin us in you join us in writing where the Lib Dems are enjoying that the Lib Dems are enjoying that election result. More than a election result. More than a four fold, fivefold increase four fold, fivefold increase election result. More than a election result. More than a fourfold, fivefold increase in mp5, Sir Ed Davey enjoying fourfold, fivefold increase in mp5, Sir Ed Davey enjoying mps, Sir Ed Davey enjoying absolutely will mps, Sir Ed Davey enjoying that. The benefits that he that. The benefits that he brought to the election where brought to the election where he put himself out there are he put himself out there are took part in lots of stance in took part in lots of stance in defence but try to tal
In england and wales. That policy sees the proportion of sentences which some inmates must serve behind bars temporarily cut from 50 to A0 . But latest government figures suggest more than a quarter of prisoners will go on to reoffend within a year of being released. The problem is there are no guarantees that anybody who is released early will not reoffend, because weve got to do ourjob in our prisons of trying to rehabilitate people. We simply cannot do that if theyre used as Human Warehouses and were overcrowded. We must be given a chance to give people hope. The Ministry Ofjustice says it cannot comment on individual cases but insists that anyone who breaks their Licence Conditions upon release, or who commits further crimes, will be punished, and the government says without the early release scheme, police would not be able to make arrests and the courts would not be able to hold trials. The Prison Population in england and wales has dropped by more than 2,000 in a week following
This morning, the prince of wales said he and the duchess were deeply conscious of the honour bestowed on camilla. Heres our royal correspondent, Nicholas Witchell. I look forward to continuing to serve you with all my heart. So says the queen in her Accession Day message. On this day when she marks the 70th Anniversary of the moment she came to the throne, its clear that her commitment remains undimmed by the passage of years. And with that message, a glimpse from Buckingham Palace of the unseen work of the monarch, the paperwork which comes every day in the official red boxes, a routine which this monarch has followed virtually every day of those 70 years. Behind her, a photograph of her late father, george vi as, with her private secretary, sir edward young, she reviewed Government Documents and messages from abroad. Nice comments, including one from president biden. Oh, thats very kind. From clarence house, the prince of wales acknowledged what he called the honour of his mothers w
This morning, the prince of wales said he and the duchess were deeply conscious of the honour bestowed on camilla. Heres our royal correspondent, Nicholas Witchell. I look forward to continuing to serve you with all my heart. So says the queen in her Accession Day message. On this day when she marks the 70th Anniversary of the moment she came to the throne, its clear that her commitment remains undimmed by the passage of years. And with that message, a glimpse from Buckingham Palace of the unseen work of the monarch, the paperwork which comes every day in the official red boxes, a routine which this monarch has followed virtually every day of those 70 years. Behind her, a photograph of her late father, george vi as, with her private secretary, sir edward young, she reviewed Government Documents and messages from abroad. Nice comments, including one from president biden. Oh, thats very kind. From clarence house, the prince of wales acknowledged what he called the honour of his mothers w