Jails . So a lot to talk about. Its not about prison reform. Its about the fact that prisons are overcrowded. Theres space for 288 more prisoners in england and wales. Weve got 11,000 and wales. Weve got 11,000 foreign prisoners in our just foreign prisoners in ourjust deport all of them. Theyve talked about it and they dont do it. Do it. And i want people who come out of prison to be less at risk of reoffending. Were terrible at that as well. Gbv at gbnews. Com is the email address. First, though, the very latest News Headlines with sam francis. News headlines with sam francis. Bev and andrew thank you very much. Good morning from the gb newsroom. 931 the top story this morning. New gas power stations will be built to protect britains energy security. Thats despite concerns over the potential impact it may have on climate change. The government says the new stations are needed to avert potential blackouts and provide a backup for the growing electric economy. Its understood theyll rep
And Benjamin Butterworth are on duty as usual, and were also joined by the brilliant political commentator chloe dobbs and former tory advisor Charlie Rowley, who knows a sinking ship when he sees one and now works as a commentator and now works as a commentator and broadcast for himself. And of course, we want to know your views as well. Send your views views as well. Send your views and post your comments by visiting gbnews. Com yoursay dont forget, we need all your questions for ask the five as well. But before we start tearing each other apart, its time for your saturday night news with ray addison. News with ray addison. Thanks, darren. Good evening. Our top stories tonight. And we start with that breaking, developing story. Conservative developing story. Conservative mp doctor dan poulter, as weve been hearing, has defected to laboun been hearing, has defected to labour. Announcing his decision in the observer newspaper, the former Health Minister said it was abundantly clear tha
Central suffolk and north ipswich, will be resigning as a tory mp and taking the labour whip until the next election. Labour leader sir keir starmer described the news as fantastic. Described the news as fantastic. Well, the Prime Minister says a recent influx of migrants into ireland shows that tarrant effect of his rwanda plan is working. The comment comes after deputy irish premier Micheal Martin said the uks asylum policy is driving migrants from Northern Ireland into the republic. Northern ireland into the repubuc. The Northern Ireland into the republic. The government wants to send Asylum Seekers on a one way flight to the east african nation. Rishi sunak says the scheme is having an impact because people are worried about coming to the uk. Because people are worried about coming to the uk. Two men have coming to the uk. Two men have been arrested at a pro palestine protest in london. Police say one was holding a placard with a swastika and the other made a racist remark towards