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Bridget Phillipson: “We have faced some really difficult and unpalatable choices because of the huge crisis that was left behind in the…”

On the recordAugust 29, 2026
We have faced some really difficult and unpalatable choices because of the huge crisis that was left behind in the prisons estate.
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Bridget Phillipson
Labour Party

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Discussing prison capacity crisis in England and Wales.

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