One of labours most high profile left wIng politicians criticises Keir Starmer fOr treatIng her, In her wOrds, as a Non Person and accuses him of tryIng to get rid of her from the party. Welcome to newsnight, live each night with Insight and Interviews. Earlier, Sir Ed Davey gave his leaders address to the Liberal Democrat conference. Insight this evenIng from the woman who led the party befOre him, jo swInson. Welcome to you. And Labour Peer LOrd falconer is here too, as is nick. Hello. Hello. Welcome back from briahton. Our maIn Interview Tonight is with one of the countrys most well known politicians, Labour Mp Diane abbott. In an Exclusive Bbc Interview, she tells newsnight she felt that Keir Starmer treatEd Her as a Non Person In the aftermath of comments from a conservative donOr that Ms Abbott needed to be shot. Those remarks, by the way, she says actually made her feel In danger. And she estimates that through her WOrkIng Life as an mp, shes received Tens Of Thousands of Death
Thank you for being with us. We start this hour here in the uk where the government has begun releasing prisoners early from jails in england and wales, as part of an Emergency Bid to Ease Overcrowding. A lack of Prison Space is a common issue the united states is predicted to be 10 over capacity by 2025. And even denmark renowned for the relative comfort of its cells is renting Jail Space in kosovo. Around 1,750 inmates are expected to be freed in england and wales as part of a scheme intended to make available up to 5,500 Prison Places. Some offenders whove served at least 40 of their sentences will be released. The plan excludes offenders jailed for violent offences with sentences of at least four years, as well as Sex Offenders and domestic abusers. The government says its taken every measure available to protect the public but concerns have been expressed about Offender Rehabilitation and ensuring victims are safe. And this is the scene live outside Hmp Brixton in South London whe
Up Way Too Early on this thursday morning. Well have coverage of the State Of The Union tonight. Morning joe starts right now. January 6th was a disgrace. American citizens attacked their own government. They used terrorism to try to stop a specific piece of Domestic Business they didnt not like. Fellow americans beat and bloodied our own police. They stormed the senate floor. They tried to hunt down the speaker of the house. They built a gallows and chanted about murdering the vice president. They did this because theyd been Fed Wild Falsehoods by the most powerful man on earth. Because he was angry and lost an election. Former President Trumps actions preceded the riot for a disgraceful, disgraceful dereliction of duty. Therefore, i am endorsing donald j. Trump. You know, the one thing we cut off there, and maybe its not fair to mitch, is that at the end of it, right after that, he broke into a rousing tune, had a band, happy days are here again. It was like the 32 convention. I coul
which is not typical on american voices, but tonight is an exception. it is important for you to be reminded of exactly what donald trump said that day. specifically, this about mexican immigrants. they are bringing drugs, they are bringing crime, they are rapists. some, i assume, are good people. trump s racist opinions were well known before that moment. his role as lead his attacks on the exonerated five before that. as a candidate for president of the united states, saying people who come to our country that was built by immigrants are rapists, well, that showed trump s true colors. it s rare in the years since trump made those comments that i m at a loss for words when it comes to his rhetoric. but then came trump s speech last night in new hampshire. we ve got a lot of work to do. you know, when they let i think the real number is 15, 16 million people into our country, when they do that, we ve got a lot of work to do. they are poisoning the blood of our count