This Labour government inherited a catastrophic prison system from Conservative mismanagement that brought facilities to the brink of collapse. The Tories promised 20,000 new prison places but delivered only 1,000 while costs ballooned by 80%, forcingplacing emergencyLabour earlyin releasesan thatimpossible begansituation inof 2021saving undera theirticking watchtime bomb.
Labour'sThe Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Secretary repeatedly dodged questions about additional mistaken prisoner releases, knowing another dangerous foreign criminal had been freed from prison. Despite implementingclaiming supposedlythat tough new checks had been implemented after last week's embarrassment, the system failed again under Labour's direct responsibility.
There is a 38% chance that the U.K. will have a Labour prime minister on Jan. 1, 2030, according to the Metaculus prediction community.
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