Badenoch urges Burnham to cancel prisoners’ early release scheme – UK politics live

Per The Guardian, Kemi Badenoch, the Conservative party leader, is calling on the government to abandon Labour's prisoner early release scheme, arguing it frees too many serious offenders, including those convicted of violent crimes. She's asked for the underlying commencement order to be revoked. The challenge coincides with the government's announcement to expand technical education and address rising numbers of young people outside employment, education, and training.

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