Alex Norris

I have heard the strength of feeling on the proposals for increasing the number of judge-alone trials in the Crown Court and have made the decision to change course.

Our plan will make sure this never happens again by building 14,000 prison places while subjecting offenders to the toughest-ever controls, leaving them nowhere to hide and under no doubt that we are watching them.

We understand the anxiety victims face ahead of offenders’ release dates, but the greatest danger to victims would be prisons running out of cells for dangerous criminals, which was the crisis this government inherited.

Those who step outside the boundaries can be quickly identified and face being sent back to prison

Offenders should carry the consequences of their crimes, not their victims.

Were we not to make these changes, then we would run out of prison places in this October or November. I know that’s difficult. I know that’s created harm, and it’s not Lissie Harper’s fault, and I’m sorry that she’s been put into this…

If we drew it any wider we would have a prison capacity crisis.

It is really important to express that this shouldn't be where it is.

I know that’s difficult. I know that’s created harm, and it’s not Lissie Harper’s fault, and I’m sorry that she’s been put into this situation as a result, I genuinely am.

I'm pleased with the work that we're doing with France. That's reduced 46,000 preventions already this year. We are seeing some positive steps forward... but we've got to keep doing that work to dissuade people from making those dangerous…

It's a very visible reminder, both of the dangerous nature of those crossings, also of the blind indifference that human traffickers have for life on those boats... I'm pleased with the work that we're doing with France. That's reduced…

This government is cracking down on the ruthless gangs behind organised immigration crime, driving a major 74% surge in arrests and putting more criminals behind bars where they belong.

We will push very heavily for the movement of people to be given precedence over compliance with the checks.

We will not give up in our efforts to deport Ahmed for his heinous crimes

I can assure the house we have not given up and will not.

We promised to close every asylum hotel and hand them back to communities, and that is exactly what we are doing.

We are moving asylum seekers into ex-military sites that are a far cry from the hotels the last government left us with.

Today’s sentencing sends a clear message: criminal gangs who exploit vulnerable people and threaten our border security will be stopped and brought to justice.

Adult migrants "making false age claims have exploited the system and diverted vital support away from children at risk".