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Wes Streeting: “We should never have been put in a position where prisons across the country were so full to bursting that any…”

On the recordAugust 7, 2026
We should never have been put in a position where prisons across the country were so full to bursting that any government, let alone this government, had to contemplate the early release of people from serious convictions that have led to being prison in the first place.
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Wes Streeting
Labour Party

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Discussing overcrowded prisons and early release policies.

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