{"id":2198,"date":"2024-07-07T01:08:12","date_gmt":"2024-07-07T01:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/we-have-too-many-prisoners-says-new-pm-starmer\/"},"modified":"2024-07-07T01:08:12","modified_gmt":"2024-07-07T01:08:12","slug":"we-have-too-many-prisoners-says-new-pm-starmer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/we-have-too-many-prisoners-says-new-pm-starmer\/","title":{"rendered":"We have too many prisoners, says new PM Starmer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We have too many prisoners, says new PM Starmer<\/p>\n<div data-component=\"video-block\" class=\"ssrcss-xza2yt-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1\">\n<figure class=\"ssrcss-8589xk-StyledFigure e34k3c23\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21\">\n<div data-chromatic=\"ignore\" class=\"ssrcss-dtyrnv-MediaPlayerWrapper e1h75hkw4\">\n<div data-testid=\"media-player-container-landscape\" class=\"ssrcss-bpa3r9-MediaContainer e1h75hkw3\">\n<div 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class=\"ssrcss-14afken-Divider e8mq1e915\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"metadata-block\" class=\"ssrcss-xza2yt-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1\">\n<div>\n<ul role=\"list\" class=\"ssrcss-j4gvkq-MetadataStripContainer eh44mf03\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-13nu8ri-GroupChildrenForWrapping eh44mf02\">\n<li role=\"listitem\" class=\"ssrcss-30fcoe-MetadataStripItem eh44mf01\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-m5j4pi-MetadataContent eh44mf00\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1pvwv4b-MetadataSnippet e4wm5bw3\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1if1g9v-MetadataText e4wm5bw1\"><time data-testid=\"timestamp\" datetime=\"2024-07-06T15:20:48.922Z\">6 July 2024<\/time><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/div>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Sir Keir Starmer has said he wants to reduce the number of people going to prison through renewed efforts to cut reoffending.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">In his first press conference as prime minister, Sir Keir said too many people found themselves back in jail &#8220;relatively quickly&#8221; after being sent there.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">He added that intervening to prevent young people committing knife crime would be an early priority for his new government.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">But he said there would be no &#8220;overnight solution&#8221; to prison overcrowding, adding: &#8220;We\u2019ve got too many prisoners, not enough prisons.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">It comes after he appointed a businessman as his prisons minister who has previously said only a third of prisoners should be there.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">James Timpson, boss of the shoe repair chain which has a policy of recruiting ex-offenders, said in an interview with Channel 4 earlier this year that &#8220;we&#8217;re addicted to punishment\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"links-block\" class=\"ssrcss-12l5xzx-LinksComponentWrapper e3eyuya0\">\n<section class=\"ssrcss-msolhr-LinksWrapper e3eyuya5\">\n<ul role=\"list\" class=\"ssrcss-mh3hvv-InContentLinksGrid e3eyuya3\">\n<li class=\"ssrcss-r2yl4r-PromoItem e3eyuya1\">\n<div data-testid=\"promo\" class=\"ssrcss-nw19pv-Promo e1vyq2e80\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1enzf19-PromoCompact e18gnqux0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1d68cot-PromoContent exn3ah99\">\n<div spacing=\"2\" class=\"ssrcss-1f3bvyz-Stack e1y4nx260\"><span role=\"text\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-15dlehh-PromoHeadline exn3ah96\"><span aria-hidden=\"false\">Labour would let prisoners out early too &#8211; Starmer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<div spacing=\"2\" class=\"ssrcss-1f3bvyz-Stack e1y4nx260\">\n<div>\n<ul role=\"list\" class=\"ssrcss-j4gvkq-MetadataStripContainer eh44mf03\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-13nu8ri-GroupChildrenForWrapping eh44mf02\">\n<li role=\"listitem\" class=\"ssrcss-30fcoe-MetadataStripItem eh44mf01\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-m5j4pi-MetadataContent eh44mf00\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1pvwv4b-MetadataSnippet e4wm5bw3\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1if1g9v-MetadataText e4wm5bw1\">4 days ago<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/div>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ssrcss-r2yl4r-PromoItem e3eyuya1\">\n<div data-testid=\"promo\" class=\"ssrcss-nw19pv-Promo e1vyq2e80\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1enzf19-PromoCompact e18gnqux0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1d68cot-PromoContent exn3ah99\">\n<div spacing=\"2\" class=\"ssrcss-1f3bvyz-Stack e1y4nx260\"><span role=\"text\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-15dlehh-PromoHeadline exn3ah96\"><span aria-hidden=\"false\">Prisoners could be released up to two months early<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<div spacing=\"2\" class=\"ssrcss-1f3bvyz-Stack e1y4nx260\">\n<div>\n<ul role=\"list\" 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committed to keeping the previous Conservative government&#8217;s early release scheme in place to ease current levels of overcrowding. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Last week the Prison Governors\u2019 Association, which represents 95% of prison governors in England and Wales, warned that jails were due to run out of space within days.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Tory ex-justice secretary Alex Chalk first announced plans to release prisoners early in October 2023.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Mr Chalk, who lost his seat to the Lib Dems in the general election, told MPs at the time the &#8220;prison population is greater than it has ever been&#8221; and the UK &#8220;must use prison better&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">However, he added: &#8220;We must do whatever it takes to always ensure there are always enough prison places to lock up the most dangerous offenders to keep the British public safe.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Details of Labour&#8217;s review are yet to be unveiled, but Mr Timpson&#8217;s appointment has offered an early signal that a change of approach may be on the cards in this area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Sir Keir has appointed him a member of the House of Lords, allowing him to take up a post as prisons minister at the Ministry of Justice.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The businessman told a Channel 4 podcast in February that prison was a &#8220;disaster&#8221; for around a third of prisoners, and another third &#8220;probably shouldn\u2019t be there&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">He said too many people being in prison for &#8220;far too long&#8221; was an example of &#8220;evidence being ignored because there is this sentiment around punish and punish\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph 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The election in maps and charts<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">General election 2024: All BBC stories and analysis<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Labour says it wants to create 20,000 prison places by enabling ministers to override local councils on planning decisions. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">But it also plans to keep in place the scheme implemented by the last government under which some lower-level offenders can be released up to 70 days early.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Sir Keir said Conservative ministers had created a &#8220;mess&#8221; by failing to build enough prisons and mismanaging the prisons budget.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Defending his decision to keep the early-release scheme in place, he added: &#8220;We don\u2019t have the prisons we need, and I can\u2019t build a prison within 24 hours.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The latest official figures, published on Friday, put the prison population of England and Wales at 87,453 out of a &#8220;useable operational capacity&#8221; of 88,864.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The SNP-run Scottish government, responsible for prisons in Scotland, plans to release between 500 and 550 inmates in the coming months.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">It comes as Sir Keir convened the first Labour cabinet meeting in 14 years,  telling his top team he expects them to hold themselves and their departments to the &#8220;highest standards of integrity and honesty&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">A Downing Street readout from the meeting said the prime minister told ministers &#8220;the whole country was looking to the government to deliver on their priorities&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Following the cabinet, Sir Keir was grilled by journalists at his first press conference as PM.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Asked about tax hikes, Sir Keir said he would take &#8220;tough decisions&#8221; and face challenges with &#8220;raw honesty&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The new Labour government faces tough choices on public finances, with forecasts suggesting major spending cuts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">But Thursday&#8217;s landslide victory in the General Election has given Labour &#8220;a clear mandate to govern for all four corners of the United Kingdom,&#8221; Sir Keir said as he set out plans to tour all four UK nations in the coming days.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"piano-inline1\"><\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Saturday also saw the final result of the general election, with the Lib Dems winning the Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire constituency.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The outcome had originally been expected at about 05:00 BST on Friday, but a recount meant the results were delayed until Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Candidate Angus MacDonald gained a majority of 2,160 over the SNP&#8217;s Drew Hendry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">It means the Lib Dems have won 72 Westminster seats. 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