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More countries added to UK’s ‘deport first’ scheme for foreign criminals

Former justice secretaries criticise expansion of policy that they say allows perpetrators to go unpunished

The Guardian - UK

Ex-Justice Secretary kept in the dark about 'unbelievably serious' courts IT bug issue

Alex Chalk said the IT issue could be compared to the Post Office Horizon scandal

Evening Standard

‘Troubling’ courts service IT bug ‘extremely serious’ – former lord chancellor

The Social Security and Child Support Tribunal, which handles benefit appeals, is thought to have been most affected, according to the BBC.

Evening Standard

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Prison system was days from ‘total meltdown’ three times under last Tory government, review finds

Labour’s justice secretary Shabana Mahmood says the report ‘lays bare the disgraceful way the last Conservative government ran our prisons’

The Independent UK

Prison system was days from collapse three times under Sunak, review finds

Emergency measures bailed out jails at last minute as No 10 refused to cut prisoner numbers until ‘cliff edge’ reached, former watchdog reports

The Guardian - UK

Justice chaos under the Tories: Sunak risked prison 'meltdown' by blocking early release of inmates

Justice officials were ignored and accused of ‘crying wolf’ as the criminal justice system reached breaking point, damning review finds

Evening Standard

It’s beyond time to end the scandal of IPP

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Justice secretary Shabana Mahmood should listen to her former opposite number Alex Chalk, who has spoken out about how imprisonment for public protection orders have damaged lives

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Andrew Malkinson says miscarriage of justice watchdog should be ‘dissolved’

Exclusive: Man jailed for 17 years for rape he did not commit says CCRC is ‘infected with a culture of denial’

The Guardian - UK

Inside HMP Wandsworth: How Daniel Khalife’s escape reveals ‘shocking’ prison chaos

It was revealed two guards checked the truck that Daniel Khalife escaped under

The Independent UK

Prisons crisis and chaos at HMP Wandsworth laid bare in wake of Khalife’s escape

Khalife made his escape in September last year, while being held on remand over spy charges, by strapping himself underneath a food delivery lorry.

Evening Standard

We can’t lock up ‘everyone we’re cross with’, says ex-justice secretary

Former Tory MP Alex Chalk said focus should be on keeping ‘criminals we’re most scared of’ in prison, ahead of Labour’s early release scheme

The Guardian - UK

Courts should not be locking up ‘everyone we’re cross with’, says former Justice Secretary Alex Chalk

The prison population reached a new record high of 88,521 people on Friday.

Evening Standard

Prison population hits record high as ‘half-baked and unworkable’ plan to send convicts to Estonia slammed

Dame Angela Eagle, the Home Office minister, refused to deny reports that some inmates could serve their sentences in the eastern European country, and admitted there were too few places in UK prisons

The Independent UK

Sunak rejected advice to release prisoners early a year ago

Discussions took place in June 2023 but aides thought backbenchers would reject proposal to ease overcrowding

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Rishi Sunak ‘risked breaching legal responsibilities over prison crisis’

Exclusive: leaked letters said without urgent action the system in England and Wales would reach ‘critical failure’

The Guardian - UK

Sunak government freed more than 10,000 prisoners up to 70 days early

New justice secretary preparing to announce further emergency measures to ease overcrowding crisis in jails

Evening Standard

Starmer says prison overcrowding 'beyond what I imagined' ahead of emergency measure roll-out

Immediate measures to ease prison crisis set to be announced on Friday

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer promises to send fewer people to prison as he prepares to release offenders early

The prime minister has hit out at the inheritance left for him by the Conservatives and branded Britain’s prison system “broken”, speaking of his shock at discovering the scale of the crisis

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Starmer ‘shocked’ about prisons crisis as early release scheme prepared

Government to announce terms which could free more than 20,000 inmates in coming months to manage capacity

The Independent UK

Full list of 175 Tory MPs that lost their jobs in election bloodbath

Penny Mordaunt, Jacob Rees-Mogg and former prime minister Liz Truss were among the Tory big beasts who lost their seats

Evening Standard

Ed Davey's Lib Dems topple four Cabinet ministers as they win record number of seats

Lib Dems defeat Education Secretary Gillian Keegan, Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer, Science Secretary Michelle Donelan and Justice Secretary Alex Chalk

The Guardian - UK

Friday briefing: A long night – and a new prime minister

In today’s newsletter: What you need to know about an extraordinary set of election results that will see Keir Starmer enter No 10

The Guardian - UK

Penny Mordaunt and Grant Shapps among slew of Tory cabinet ministers unseated

Defeated Tories turn ire on party as Alex Chalk and Gillian Keegan also among list of ousted ministers

The Guardian - UK

The 2024 election’s ‘Portillo moments’: which ‘Big Beasts’ have lost their seats?

Defeats of Penny Mordaunt, Gillian Keegan, Grant Shapps and Liz Truss among the jaw-dropping moments of election night

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Conservative Cabinet Ministers Suffer Defeats In Devastating Election Night

Conservative Cabinet ministers Grant Shapps and Alex Chalk face unexpected defeats, hinting at a challenging night for the Tories.

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