shabana mahmood to be making over the next _ shabana mahmood to be making over the next few — shabananext few days. so when the decision was first _ the next few days. so when the decision was first made, - the next few days. so when the decision was first made, it i the next few days. so when the decision was first made, it was| the next few days. so when the i decision was first made, it was last october when prisoners started to be released early under the last conservative government. how do you feel when you hear that that is going to be your policy? it’s going to be your policy? it's uncomfortable. _ going to be your policy? it's uncomfortable. that is not to say that the — uncomfortable. that is not to say that the ministry ofjustice before the general election were not working — the general election were not working hard on this. i had many conversations with the justice secretary alex chalk to get his reassurances that the work we were doing _ reassurances that the work we were doing around sentencing would not be held back— doing around sentencing would not be held back by t

that shabana _ and... delighted to keep your seat? that shabana my _ and...keep your seat? that shabana my mood. the smiles| and... delighted to keep your seat? . that shabana my mood. the smiles are huge as we see those cabinet ministers going in. gus o'donnell, let me bring you back in and apologies that we keep on breaking away from you. you mention the civil service there, how much preparation has been done in those various departments, may be anticipating this result because it was pretty well telegraphed? this result because it was pretty well telegraphed ?_ this result because it was pretty well telegraphed? they will have been a lot of— well telegraphed? they will have been a lot of preparation. - well telegraphed? they will have been a lot of preparation. the i been a lot of preparation. the former prime minister rishi sunak gave approvalfor what we former prime minister rishi sunak gave approval for what we call access to take place which is when the saddo secretaries... and talk about what their priorities were from the start. —— to take place when

we now know that is a pure and utter lie coming from shabana, shabana mahmood.abour party are trying to pull the cotton over our eyes by saying we're going to release some of these people who have committed petty crimes. and as you said, patrick, they'll be back on the streets. we are making britain unsafe. why? why is the leading policy not build prisons? >> john? john, there is there is a point there that alex has raised, which is, i believe we were told, oh, don't worry, he's not going to be a load of violent criminals. but ministers say these violent criminals will go through. >> i think that is probably the definition of violence. you know, it's a question of how long have they been sentenced. but the overall point is that rishi sunak agreed to this. it was then it was going to come into effect. but the election then took over. one of the many reasons why i suspect he wanted an early election, because he knew this was coming up. the trouble is that what what, the minister is talking about there, about the possible of rioting and all the rest of it is simply

shabana, sha ba na, you've seen shabana, you've seen the film, i understand. is it good?eadpool _ understand. is it good? if the deadpool movie, _ understand. is it good? if the deadpool movie, which - understand. is it good? if the | deadpool movie, which means understand. is it good? if the - deadpool movie, which means it's rude and irreverent, it's funny and it's disgusting. it's extremely violent. don't take any children! it's a little sweet, too. ryan reynolds and hugh it's a little sweet, too. ryan reynolds and huthackman —— and hugh reynolds and huthackman —— and huthackman have such nice guy personas. make no mistake, this is a crucial time for marvel, and we should remember of course that wolverine and deadpool are not avengers. they are members of the x—men, which was owned by 20th century fox. that has been bought over by disney, who now own marvel and x—men. loads and loads of characters. this is notjust a buddy comedy, this is about a corporate merging of two behemoths of the graphic novel universe. like there is a line would ryan reynolds says, "i am messia

and the justice secretary, shabana mahmood , admits that shabana mahmood, admits that there is risk attachedo yesterday, when this story first broke, we heard that the government was preparing to release people when they'd served 40% of their sentence, as opposed to 50% as it currently is , and they're looking at is, and they're looking at releasing up to 5000 prisoners early this year. and the scheme likely to go on for 18 months now. initially, they said , you now. initially, they said, you know, don't worry, violent criminals won't be released, etc, but that's now been clarified. so while nobody serving a sentence over four years for very serious violent crimes will be released and people serving sentences under four years for violent crimes, including things like assault, burglary, knife crimes and firearms offences and some of those people will be eligible. now of course, their cases will have to be reviewed individually. it will be subject to probation services, etc, etc. but the probation service itself is already to be honest, on its knees because the whole criminal justice system ha

and shabana mahmood , the justice and shabana mahmood, the justice secretary, was making a speech aty way to avoid disaster. but she is admitting that it does carry risks because first of all, they're going to be releasing, some very unpleasant people. then, of course, the parole system, the probation system is already under massive , system is already under massive, massive strain already. so are they they're going to move the problem. but the probation service themselves are going to struggle to deal with this and to monitor people in the community, etc. but shabana mahmood is basically saying that the alternative is to face the collapse of the criminal justice system and a total breakdown of law and order. and basically she's saying if people aren't released from jail to make space for new people coming in, then first of all, prisoners will be being kept in police cells. courts won't be able to convict people, police officers won't be able to arrest people because they will not be able to anywhere, anything. so the whole, the whole i can imagine , whole, the whole i can imagine, c

but it's interesting when you say about shabana being your mate. mates and colleagues and people you've kind of fought in the trenches with, but then some of you are dressed up and, like, the king and queen are there and there's a carriage? so there's kind of the very formal, but you're also doing it with your pals. yeah. i mean, and i wasjust really... i mean, i've put a lot of work into getting us ready for the king's speech — you know, what that legislative programme looks like, getting those bills ready, you know, agreeing it all and kind of the whole programme, writing the speech. you know, all that, i've been sort of heavily invested in it. and so today i actually just wanted to enjoy it as a participant and, well, a punter, really, just kind of... so a few people said to me, "you were just sort of smiling the whole way through and a bit too happy." but, yeah, so i was very emotional about it. but it was lovely seeing my good friend there as the sort of bearer of the speech and the pouch and everything. there was a few whispers along the way.

in the campaign, we asked shabana mahmood when she was shadowjustice secretary.ecretary. we said, "so, if you win, are you going to have to continue with early release? because the whole thing is a pressure cooker and the lid might blow off." and she wouldn't say. now, she didn't rule it out, but she wouldn't say. and it was one of the things that labour was allergic to spelling out during the campaign. now, from a political reason, no—one�*s going to put on a leaflet, "we're going to let prisoners out early." however, it's a really good example of the immediate difference between what you say when you're trying to win and what you then tell the public when you are suddenly in the chair that's got a big thing saying "you're it" on the back. and when you appoint... but that's what it is though, isn't it? "it's on you guys." well, the prisons minister they've appointed, one of the goats, james timpson, has said that a third of people in prison don't need to be in prison. he hasn't said that from his official "you're it" chair. no. but i think the mirror... i think

tell us more. >> well, shabana mahmood , in her >> well, shabana mahmood, in her speech at five wells prison in northamptonshire, which is a new privately run prison, will be painting a very stark picture. she's going to talk about the imminent collapse of the prison system, not just the prison system, not just the prison system, but the criminal justice system. she's talking about a situation that if they didn't take this urgent action, you would have no capacity left in the prison estate. and that would mean that judges would no longer be able to sentence that trials would have to be halted. you would have police stations and their cells acting as overflow prisons with police officers being called back off the streets to deal with those prisoners in these overflow prisons, you would have a breakdown , she says of law and breakdown, she says of law and order. she even speaks about violence and rioting on the streets. so a very stark picture that she is painting, as she clearly wants to justify this radical step that the new labour government is about to embark on, which is a reductio

ayatollah khamenei shabana is tired of this information.matt to another it transfers officials and commanders of the army. the person who caused this operation to fail in the first place was an air force officer. a pilot came to me. he said the flow. the device has been notified. to prepare . a huge movement that was built in the base of shahid nojeh in hamadan took shape. from there , it will spread to tehran and other places. an element of the air force was humiliated. all this was from the air force. i don't forget this. the first anti-coup operation will start from lali park in tehran, which is the place where the coup agents gather and transfer to hamedan. then , at 9:00 a.m. on july 18, the hamadan corps of the noje base the coup agents are arrested one after the other, the arrests continue. 8 airborne personnel are caught in an ambush by the guards. in some other cities, a number of soldiers are arrested on the charge of participating in the coup. role. the forces of the revolution are commendable in stopping this coup. the details o

in the campaign, we asked shabana mahmood when she was shadow justice secretary.ustice secretary. we said, "so if you win, are you going to have to continue with early release? because the whole thing is a pressure cooker and the lid might blow off." and she wouldn't say. now, she didn't rule it out, but she wouldn't say. and it was one of the things that labour was allergic to spelling out during the campaign. now, from a political reason, no one's going to put on a leaflet, we're going to let prisoners out early. however it is, it's a really good example of the immediate difference between what you say when you're trying to win and what you then tell the public when you are suddenly in the chair. that's got a big thing saying, "you're it," on the back. that's what it is though, isn't it? it's on you guys. well, the prisons minister, they've appointed one of the goats, james timpson, has said that a third of people in prison don't need to be in prison. he hasn't said that from his official "you're it," position. but i think the mirror... should we make it. the mi

shabana roser produces cubic meters. 400% for the water of the people of sistan and 60% for the citywas very less and we hardly provided services to the people. before, we didn't have goats at all. we didn't have water tankers that brought water to this part of the village . our situation was really getting worse every day. we ourselves had prepared to say that he will come this week, mr. raisi's place was really vacant because the honor of this water softener was really because it was their order and their efforts and follow-up. indeed , their place was empty, but there was a permanent head in the name of mr. raisi and the name of those service martyrs. they said that god willing, if i come this time , i will prepare water for you here, god willing, if i survive, the boss, who is god's servant right behind this house, gomzi said, "it worked for you. it really worked for us. now, thank god , we don't have water. there is a problem in here we encountered it the problem of lack of god. god is the witness that my back was broken. one of the senior officers of the air force of the occupa

is with jihadi and shabana rosi's action, 10 months will be completed , the ghadir water supply projectbeing delivered to the homes of the people of khuzestan , which was expected to take at least 3 to 4 years, 3 nominal years, maybe more than 3 years. ability of engineers. and our jihadi workers and managers achieved results within 10 months. along the border with khuzestan, here, gaj saran and weir ahmed , the lack of water has become a problem for the people of the region for many years . it was in 1973 that the pickaxe made by hundred chamshir was put on the ground, but it was a half-finished plan and a mirror of the people of the region. one of the ways that causes grief and suffering the people were disappointed because of the half-completed plans and projects that are in front of the people every day. we made this a priority. and this will certainly bring prosperity to both the country and the people's lives, and the hope of the villagers to the village and staying in the village and agricultural work. this is the manifestation of the hope of the people in projects of this type ,

time was the imam's representative in the supreme defense council. was delivering ayatollah khamenei shabanansmits this valuable information to other officials and commanders of the irgc. he is the one who caused this operation to fail in the first place he was an air force officer. a pilot came to me he told the story. the device has been notified. to prepare . a huge movement that was supposed to take place in the martyr noje base in hamedan and spread from there to tehran and other places, an element of the air force was humiliated. all this was from the air force . it starts with the gathering and transfer of the coup agents to hamedan. an hour later , at 9:00 a.m. on july 18, the hamedan corps surrounds nojeh base. they are arrested one after another. arrests continue. 19 8 airborne personnel are caught in an ambush by the guards. in some other cities, a number of soldiers are arrested on the charge of participating in the coup. the role of the revolutionary forces in defeating this coup is commendable. the details of the coup plan show the dangerous thoughts of the anti-revolution move

ayat allah khamenei shabana transmits this valuable information to other officials and commanders of the irgc. he is the one who caused this operation to fail in the first place . he was an air force officer, a pilot came to me and told me what was going on. it was the air force. i don't remember. the first anti-coup operation starts from lali park in tehran , which is the place of gathering and transfer of coup agents to hamedan. an hour later, at 9:00 am on july 18, hamedan irgc calculation database. he does. the coup plotters are arrested one after another. arrests continue. on july 19, 8 airborne personnel were caught in an ambush by the guards. in some other cities , a number of soldiers are arrested on the charge of participating in the coup. the role of the revolutionary forces in defeating this coup is commendable. the details of the coup plan show the dangerous thoughts of the anti-revolution movement . according to the confessions made by the coordinator, the air base near shahrukhiyeh was attacked by iraq . if you remember, iraq also attacked on the same night. as we want

that's bridget phillipson shabana , bridget phillipson shabana, shabana mahmood, the justice secretaryand the education secretary, shabana mahmood will have some questions to answer about remarks made by some remarks made by by james timpson, who's her new prisons prisons minister, lord timpson. now, of course, he said that. he said in his opinion, only a third of prisoners should be in jail . the third of prisoners should be in jail. the rest third of prisoners should be in jail . the rest shouldn't be third of prisoners should be in jail. the rest shouldn't be in prison. so i think that that will be a political issue. i think, for her to address at some point over this weekend , some point over this weekend, let's look at my shoulder. no one else has yet emerging. so we are expecting the cabinet to leave this first meeting. of course, the reason why sir keir starmer is having it today is because they'll be sworn into the privy council tomorrow by the privy council tomorrow by the by the king and at that point there can be receive state secrets and, and privileged briefings that we wo

but by the way, i have to say, people, shabana mahmood , to say, people, shabana mahmood, she is a, she'she was also on the receiving end of a lot of abuse by extremist muslims by, by islamists. yes. >> and so this is what i'm saying. can i speak a bit of truth here to the people out there? >> you do a bit of truth. >> you do a bit of truth. >> yeah. don't worry about it. everything's going to be fine. >> okay. thank you. oh, that's really helpful. yeah >> really good. i don't want to speak the truth. i don't want to speak. i want to speak the truth. >> but you can't speak the truth, so i don't, because i'm coming down with something i feel like, you know, i'm looking more scared than the mp who hid. but there's. we're told that. yeah, he was hiding from screaming palestine supporters, and i don't think there's any other ones either. the non screaming ones haven't come across those yet. >> i've seen a few very reasonable full of actual facts willing to compromise. >> and yet i find it's more chanting than anything. >> the chanting is the weird part to me to see. i saw one there was it was

thejustice secretary shabana mahmood says the government had to act to release prisoners early in englandnaljustice system. on friday ms mahmood announced a temporary reduction injail time for many prisoners — meaning some will serve 40% of their sentence rather than 50. you're live with bbc news. breaking news, a judge in new mexico has dismissed involuntary manslaughter charges brought against hollywood actor alec baldwin. this was the moment baldwin realised the case was being dismissed, you can see a clearly emotional reaction. he was on trial for his involvement in the death cinematographer halyna hutchins, who was killed by a bullet fired from a prop gun that mr. baldwin was using while filming a scene for the film �*rust�* in 2021. alec baldwin's defence attorneys successfully pressed for an immediate dismissal, after accusing the prosecution of burying evidence. just a short time ago i spoke to our correspondent emma vardy who has been following the trial closely. this try hello has really taken an unexpected turn, a day of courtroom drama here, it emerged earlier today that this

what exactly are we expecting from thejustice secretary, shabana mamood? good morning.he consequences of not acting. shabana mahmood, justice secretary, is expected to make a speech today, she will visit two prisons. we are expecting her to say the overcrowding in prisons is catastrophic, it requires immediate action to pull the justice system back from the brink of total collapse. the main part of the plan as you heard is to allow some prisoners to be released early after 40% of their sentence, under current arrangements prisons with a —— prisoners with a fixed end date are released after 50% and spend the rest on licence under certain conditions which if they break they can be returned to jail. that is the main part of the plan to release some prisoners up to 40% of their time injail. government sources some prisoners up to 40% of their time in jail. government sources say serious violent offenders and sexual offenders will not be included in this. as you heard, there are concerns from some about the possible implications for a rising offending. the government argue t

thousands of prisoners are to be released early, to avoid what thejustice secretary shabana mahmood ist immediate action, prisons would run out of space within weeks. the latest figures show the total prison population of england and wales is 87,500. the total number of people that prisons can hold safely is nearly 89,000 — leaving spare capacity of fewer than 1,500 places. the shadow security minister tom tugendhat has attacked the early release plan, questioning whether 20,000 criminals let out onto the streets is a good idea. sima kotecha is here with more. explain what is going on with the schemes? �* ., , , explain what is going on with the schemes? �* ._ , ., explain what is going on with the schemes? �* , ., , , . ., ., schemes? after days of speculation, the justice secretary _ schemes? after days of speculation, the justice secretary confirmed - schemes? after days of speculation, the justice secretary confirmed thatl thejustice secretary confirmed that some inmates doing determinate sentences, those with a fixed end date, will be released early to free up date, will be releas

confirmed thousands of uk prisoners are to be released early, to avoid what the newjustice secretary shabanawn of law and order." she says without immediate action to address overcrowding, prisons would run out of space within weeks. here's sima kotecha. hmp bedford, a prison for hundreds of male offenders, some of whom are very dangerous. earlier this year, the chief inspector of prisons said the victorian jail had some of the worst conditions he'd ever seen. today, inmates here are behind bars for a long time due to overcrowding. the number of staff is disproportionate to the number of prisoners. and this is why the government says it is announcing these emergency measures, to let some people out after they have served 40% of their sentence, to free up space. when prisons are full, violence rises, putting prison officers on the front line at risk. when no cells are available, suspects cannot be held in custody. this means van loads of dangerous people circling the country with nowhere to go. the prison governors association welcomed the news, saying the government had no choice. we've been

and the truth is, there were several labour mps who onlyjust survived in their seats — jess phillips, shabanathat was what's going on. do you? the first one, jonathan ashworth, i should say, i mean, i regretany labour colleague who lost their seat, butjust personally, i worked really closely with him. he was a really important part of the election campaign. and, you know, we we talked a lot. we met a lot. he was really part of the core team that helped shape the labourcampaign, so i deeply, deeply regret the loss of his seat. i think two things on the point you're making. first of all, there is clearly a level of anger with us in parts of the community that contributed towards those results and we have to see that and think about it and think about how to react to it and respond to it and where we've lost trust and support. you always want to work to get that back. but there is another thing is that the campaign in some of those seats was pretty aggressive. jonathan himself was subject to some pretty ugly intimidation on the street. other candidates were too. and in responding, i think we've

it's one of a number of measures expected to be announced tomorrow by the justice secretary, shabanahe scale of the situation and claimed the previous government was "reckless". our senior uk correspondent sima kotecha can tell us more. prisons in england and wales are in crisis. they're struggling to cope with the growing population. as of last week, there were 87,900 people injail, with the full spaces available amounting just under 89,000. that leaves fewer than 1,500 spaces across the estate. so why is there a problem with overcrowding? recorded crime has actually fallen, but the crown courts have a backlog of more than 67,500 cases — partly down to them being closed during covid and the 2022 barristers strikes. this means those remanded in custody have had to wait longer for their hearings and trials. sentencing policy has changed over the years too, including increased sentence lengths, which has also contributed to more and longer custodial terms. the labour manifesto committed to building more prisons, which it said would create thousands of new spaces, but that will take tim

it's one of a number of measures expected to be announced on friday by the justice secretary, shabanaprime minister sir keir starmer has said he was "pretty shocked" at the scale of the situation and claimed the previous government was "reckless". our senior uk correspondent sima kotecha has more. prisons in england and wales are in crisis. they are struggling to cope with a growing population. last week they were 87,453 people in jail. they are now fewer than 1500 prison spaces across the estate. recorded crime has actually fallen, but the crown courts have a backlog of more than 67 and a half thousand cases. partly because they were closed during covert and the 2022 barrister strikes. those remanded in custody and had to wait longer for their hearings. sentencing policy has changed over the years too. sentences have increased in length. it will take time to build more prisons. the new government will announce some more indeterminate sentences, those will be released before the end of their sentence. it will not include serious offenders shed and murderers and rapists. this raises qu

thousands of prisoners are to be released early, to avoid what thejustice secretary, shabana mahmoodcalling, "a total breakdown of law and order." she says without immediate action to address overcrowding, prisons would run out of space within weeks. the shadow security minister, tom tugenhat, has attacked the plan, questioning whether 20,000 criminals let onto the streets, is a good idea. sima kotecha reports. hmp bedford, a prison for hundreds of male offenders, some of whom are very dangerous. earlier this year, the chief inspector of prisons said the victorian jail had some of the worst conditions he'd ever seen. today, inmates here are behind bars for a long time due to overcrowding. the number of staff is disproportionate to the number of prisoners. and this is why the government says it is announcing these emergency measures, to let some people out after they have served 40% of their sentence, to free up space. when prisons are full, violence rises, putting prison officers on the front line at risk. when no cells are available, suspects cannot be held in custody. this means va

been confirmed thousands of prisoners are to be released early, to avoid what thejustice secretary, shabanacalling, "a total breakdown of law and order." she says without immediate action to address overcrowding, prisons would run out of space within weeks. figures published today, show the total prison population in england and wales is 87,500. that's close to the 2011 record high, of 88,000. and the "usable operational capacity," that's the total number of people a prison can hold safely, was almost 89,000, leaving spare capacity, of less than 1500 places. the shadow security minister, tom tugendhat, has attacked the early release plan, questioning whether 20,000 criminals let on to the streets is a good idea. here's sima kotecha. hmp bedford, a prison for hundreds of male offenders, some of whom are very dangerous. earlier this year, the chief inspector of prisons said the victorian jail had some of the worst conditions he'd ever seen. today, inmates here are behind bars for a long time due to overcrowding. the number of staff is disproportionate to the number of prisoners. and this is w

obviously there has been a general election and his successor labour's shabana mahmood has taken theatic process but ministers have no confidence in her at all. we wanted to interview the chair, helen pitcher. she said she couldn't speak before this report is out. she is unavailable today for personal reasons and we are not sure if she will speak in the future. but ministers have a real problem now with this agency because it started a separate internal review and it believes there may be other dna cases it has to look at in light of this. that's a big problem it has to solve in the years ahead, and that means cash, resources, and that is a question for government.— question for government. dominic casciani, thank _ question for government. dominic casciani, thank you. _ the time is 6:19. our top story this evening... the inquiry into the uk's readiness for the covid pandemic finds the public was "failed" by a government that wasn't prepared. and coming up, we'll be speaking to the great britain 0lympic swimmer going for gold in paris. and on bbc london... a promise to clean up pollu

shabana mahmood, david lammy , angela rayner, rachel lammy, angela rayner, rachel reeves, i asked peter kyle a question. peter carr, what job do you want in the government? mr kyle? what job do you want in the government? peter. kyle, what job do you want in the government? are you excited to be in the government ? he gave government? are you excited to be in the government? he gave me half a wave. i got something for gb news. they're half away from peter kyle. not much more than that , but. peter kyle. not much more than that, but. yeah. so you. i was listening to emily. you want to listening to emily. you want to list off who's gone in so far with david lammy, rachel reeves, angela rayner, peter kyle, of course , pat mcfadden , john course, pat mcfadden, john healey, six six senior players in the shadow frontbench have gone in. we haven't yet seen yvette cooper. now, why is that? we don't know . all will soon we don't know. all will soon transpire that looks like bridget phillipson coming down the street now. emily and ben, if you stay with me and darren jonesi if you stay with me and

yvette cooper has been chosen to be home secretary and former barrister shabana mahmood becomes justice minister appointments, including james timpson, chief executive of the timpsons cobblers chain. he's known for employing ex—prisoners and was made the new minister for prisons, parole and probation. sir patrick vallance, who was chief scientific adviser to the government during the pandemic, has been appointed science minister. joining me now is matthew taylor, the current chief executive of the nhs confederation. previously, he served as an advisor to former prime minister tony blair. good to talk to you and thank you forjoining us. 0bviously, good to talk to you and thank you forjoining us. obviously, you are an insider and you have seen the way that cabinet works. we have a new cabinet now, which i havejust talked about a second ago. what other big challenges, do you think, facing this cabinet, other than the obvious things we think about such as the work that has to be done? what are the main challenges they need to overcome? i what are the main challenges they need to overcome?—

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shabana mahmood, the justice secretary, is expected to say today that the overcrowding in prisons isisoners to be released earlier after serving a0% of their time in prison. at the moment, underthe of their time in prison. at the moment, under the current arrangements, prisoners with a fixed end date to their time in prison come out after 50% of their time, and they spend the rest of it on licence under certain conditions, and if they don't abide by those conditions, they can be returned to jail. government sources have said that serious violent offenders and sexual offenders will not be part of this plan, but there are inevitably questions about whether this might lead to a rise in offending. the government argue they've been forced into this by the failure of the previous government to tackle overcrowding in prisons. keir starmer said the issue was worse than he thought, and unforgivable. but there are questions also about what they were doing the longer term. these emergency measures are likely to buy the government 18 months according to alex chalk, formerjustice secretary. so we

shabana mahmood said the report showed that helen pitcher is unfit to fulfil her duties and says shewon his campaign to be exonerated. jailed in 2004 for a rape he never committed, his case was quashed after compelling evidence that the case was untenable from top to bottom. his innocence proven, but his battle for the full truth has continued. today, an independent report has revealed majorfailings by the criminal cases review commission, the body that investigates wrongful convictions. in 2007, forensic scientists found dna on the victim's vest top that had to be from the true attacker. by 2009, greater manchester police prosecutors and the ccrc all knew of its importance. but the miscarriages body rejected the first of three appeals by andy malkinson for help. five years into my imprisonment they knew about another man's dna, they knew. the cps knew and greater manchester police knew. and ccrc knew. but they did nothing. today, the report author said that his plight exposed failings throughout criminal justice and specifically by the miscarriages body. there was a complete failure

well, in the last few minutes, justice secretary shabana mahmood says the chairwoman of the criminals understood that shabana mahmood is now seeking to remove helen pitcher from that position after the failings in andrew malkinson's case. the first report from the covid inquiry has found that all four uk nations were failed by a lack of process of planning and policy for a pandemic. the 240 page policy for a pandemic. the 240 page document reveals the government made serious errors and there were significant flaws in how the outbreak was dealt with in 2020. it also found the measures in place were outdated and complex. baroness hallett has now made ten recommendations to avoid a repeat of what she has described as those fatal flaws in any future health emergency . sir keir starmer says emergency. sir keir starmer says he wants to use today's summit of european leaders to push for joint action on illegal migration. the prime minister is hosting around 45 foreign leaders at blenheim palace in oxfordshire, where defence, security and energy are on the agenda. earlier this afternoon he u

look, shabana was and is a political operator and the labour party funnelled in resource from londontain her seat, as in rochdale, it was one of labour's biggest areas. they had to defend. she's the well now the justice secretary. she was the shadow justice secretary. of course they couldn't afford to lose her. but in areas like hodge hill, we ran them incredibly close. they didn't see us coming. and in areas like blackburn, they had a win in blackburn. almost 50% of people there didn't vote for labour. adnan won and the workers party candidate, craig murray, still amassed 20% of the vote from third place in places like dewsbury and batley. independents have won leicester south, and so it goes on. and these are places where labour never saw the challenge coming. and so it shows that when there's a real grassroots operation and people understand how to operate within the electoral system, the electoral paradigm, we work in that they can cut through and make a difference. look politics, i don't think, is going back into the box that it used to. people are awake. they know they can infl

so we're expecting the new justice secretary, shabana mahmood, to make a speech later.ra prisons, and we expect her to say that the prison system is on the brink of total collapse and that if prisons run out of places, police cells then would rapidly fill up. courts would be forced to delay cases. police are unable to arrest dangerous criminals, putting the public at risk from unchecked criminality on our streets. so this really could not be any more serious. now. the previous government already had a scheme to release already had a scheme to release a number of prisoners early and when they reached the halfway point in their sentences , the point in their sentences, the new government is looking at bringing that forward to releasing people when they've only served 40% and they're looking at potentially 20,000 people being let out early over the coming months . so this the coming months. so this really is very worrying indeed, because there's very little spare capacity now in prisons, as only i think , less than 700 as only i think, less than 700 places in england and w

. >> what does collapsing justice secretary shabana mahmood. >> so there you go. don't create these mega jails, we'll just have to keep letting all criminals off. >> we just get a gladiatorial arena and have all the criminals fight it out to the bloody death. would that be a reasonable. it's worked before. >> no, what they need to do is they need to stop letting people into the country that causes this kind of chaos, and they need to punish the people who are here when they commit a crime. >> there are criminals in this country from this country. you do realise. yeah. >> and they haven't been punished hard enough. they need to either be put, they need to be killed, killed, killed . be killed, killed, killed. >> the us disagree with you till you said that they were going to get us all. >> i have to disagree. i'm sorry. i'm. well, you shouldn't, but why is there problems? >> the problem is, is the police . >> the problem is, is the police. the putting people in prison doesn't. you want to get back to the elizabethan period where they kill people in the street, in fr

measures to tackle what she's called the overcrowding crisis in prisons on a visit to five wells prison, shabanaahmood has warned that overflowing jails could, she says, lead to the chaos in the criminal justice system. she claims police will soon be unable to detain criminals, and courts could be forced to delay trials within weeks. the early release scheme means some inmates will be freed after serving just 40% of their sentence . meanwhile, in of their sentence. meanwhile, in the us, president biden is insisting he will push ahead with his re—election bid to the white house despite two standout mistakes at the nato summit this week . speaking at the mistakes at the nato summit this week. speaking at the end of mistakes at the nato summit this week . speaking at the end of the week. speaking at the end of the three day event in washington, he referred to the ukrainian president as president putin, as well as mixing up his own own vice president with his election rival. take a listen . rival. take a listen. >> ukraine will prevail in this war and we'll stand with them every single step of the w

morning, shabana mahmood. release two thirds of prisoners like your justice minister says so. morning, mahmood. should you release two thirds of your prisoners? that's shabana mahmood . she's the justice mahmood. she's the justice secretary. her prisons minister said to channel 4 news that the two thirds of prisoners shouldn't be in prison, which i find extraordinary. but there we have it. he's called james timpson, lord timpson, he's the new prisons minister, that'd be a question. i think we shall develop over the weekend . develop over the weekend. >> quite shocking, actually, to hear that from a prisons minister, you would have thought that they'd be more pro prison . that they'd be more pro prison. >> well, you might think, but i think to be fair to james timpson, that his his family firm, timpson's shoe chain , some firm, timpson's shoe chain, some is your name in the folder ? not is your name in the folder? not yet. not yet. okay. she hasn't put a name like school. you put your name in the folder first,

exactly, but shabana supporters.mahmood in birmingham ladywood also described it as a horrible. >> yes. it's appalling. >> yes. it's appalling. >> it's dreadful. i mean, you know, when i was knocking around westminster 300 years ago with the dinosaurs, 250 there. >> oh, you're right, actually, yes. but you know, there were the trailblazers, if you like. >> i mean, you know, people like shirley williams, people like clare short, people like barbara castle going back even further, you know, and they were people who fought their way into parliament. they fought their way in barbara castle's case, through the trade unions. they fought their way through terrible, old fashioned , terrible, old fashioned, misogynistic political parties. >> they never complained, though. jul >> no, they didn't complain. and i mean, this is a thing where in the past they learnt to have sharp elbows and knee in the groyne at a party conference and that thing. but social media has made it ten times worse. one of the most, compelling, made it te

government, i have just been told by the ministry ofjustice that the justice secretary and lord chancellor shabanasack helen pitcher as the chair of the three match, that has literallyjust happened in the last few minutes while we have been preparing to go on air. the statement from the lord chancellor says it was sobering to read the findings. my thoughts are with both andrew malkinson and the victim of this horrific crime. having studied the report closely, it is my firm view that helen picture is unfettered to fulfil her duties as chair of the ccrc. i have begun the process to seek her removal from that position. that is effectively a bit of a bureaucratic exercise, there has to be a panel and formal finding, but basically she has lost the confidence of government and she almost certainly will be out of office pretty soon. that is a real result for andy malkinson, and the lawyers who support him. they say that under the leadership of the ccrc at the moment, he is not the only one, there are other cases out there and they want a full root and branch review of many other cases because they say th

crisis in prisons on a visit to five wells prison, shabana mahmood has warned that overflowing jails could, she says, lead to chaos in the criminal justice system and claims police will soon be unable to detain criminals and courts will be forced to delay trials within weeks. the early release scheme means that some inmates will be freed after serving just 40% of their sentences . in the us, president sentences. in the us, president biden is insisting he will push ahead with his re—election bid despite two standout mistakes at the nato summit this week. speaking at the end of the three day event in washington, he referred to the ukrainian president as president putin. take a listen . take a listen. >> ukraine will prevail in this war and will stand with them every single step of the way. that's what the compact says loudly and clearly. and now i want to hand it over to the president of ukraine, who has as much courage as he has determination . ladies and determination. ladies and gentlemen, president putin, president putin, you've got to beat president putin, president zelenskyy, i'm

shabana mahmood says failing to act now risks the collapse of the criminal justice system, and she's also promising to strictly monitor those who are freed early and to recruit more probation officers . the more probation officers. the home secretary has called the deaths of four migrants in the engush deaths of four migrants in the english channel truly awful, as charities are calling for more safe and legal asylum routes. more than 60 people were rescued after their boat capsized just after their boat capsized just after 4 am. off the coast of boulogne , latest home office boulogne, latest home office figures show. 419 people made the journey across the channel in six boats on tuesday. it suggests an average of around 70 people per boat, taking the provisional total for 2024 to now. just over 14,000. in the us, president joe biden has vowed to fight on, despite two major gaffes at the nato summit and a growing number of democrats calling for him to stand aside. speaking at the washington event last night, he mistakenly referred to the ukrainian president as president putin before c

so, but what shabana mahmood, the new prison secretary, saying we've got to do something.ut of the 85,000 places for prisoners , there were places for prisoners, there were only 250 left. i mean, that's a massive statistic. 85 k, 250 left. so we've got to do something in the short term next 18 months to actually release people who are not going to be an offence to society, etc, etc. so this is the idea. >> really interesting. starmer's appointed the timpson's boss as his new prisons minister, and of course he was most recently chair of the prison reform trust. he's really big on rehabilitation and he thinks that prisons, unless you're a violent criminal, are really bad place for these people to be. >> yeah, i think that was an amazing appointment. very, very sensible from keir starmer there. and the thing is, a lot of people i mean , this will of people i mean, this will affect mainly women who are sentenced to serve time for, for crimes , you know, not paying crimes, you know, not paying their tv licence, for example , their tv licence, for example, women have been senten

measures to tackle what she's called the overcrowding crisis in prisons on a visit to five wells prison, shabanaahmood has warned that overflowing jails could, she says, lead to the chaos in the criminal justice system. she claims police will soon be unable to detain criminals, and courts could be forced to delay trials within weeks. the early release scheme means some inmates will be freed after serving just 40% of their sentence . meanwhile, in of their sentence. meanwhile, in the us, president biden is insisting he will push ahead with his re—election bid to the white house despite two standout mistakes at the nato summit this week . speaking at the mistakes at the nato summit this week. speaking at the end of mistakes at the nato summit this week . speaking at the end of the week. speaking at the end of the three day event in washington, he referred to the ukrainian president as president putin, as well as mixing up his own own vice president with his election rival. take a listen . rival. take a listen. >> ukraine will prevail in this war and we'll stand with them every single step of the w

tomorrow we will get an announcement from the justice secretary, shabana mahmoud.t of keeping someone in prison is £49,000 a year. but the cost of building a new prison, each cell, the capital cost is around £600,000. so, a new government... per cell? yeah, per cell. so, a new government which is betting on new great, great, we all want to see growth, and i wish them well on that, i really hope that works. but if the situation is you haven't got enough money, are you seriously going to be saying that instead of building that hospital, we are going to be building a new nick at the cost of £600,000 per cell? i think that's a tough question. so, we have to work out, as a nation, how many people can we afford to lock up? and no—one is asking that question. alex chalk there. and henry, it is very difficult for most of us to quantify spending and priorities, but apart from capital costs, i think it is about 1000 billion of public spending each year which the government has to work out how to spend. in terms of these prisons and prisoners that might be released, people mi