october the 22nd, live across the uk. this is britain's newsroom with andrew pierce. she's dawn neesom. i am dawn neesom indeed now early release outrage. >> more than 1000 prisoners in england and wales will walk free from jail today as the government attempts to tackle overcrowding. are they putting the public at risk? >> we've got our reporters outside two key prisons . outside two key prisons. >> well, i'm here at wormwood scrubs prison in west london, where we wait for the first wave of these prisoners to be released. it is an emergency measure , but by no means ideal, measure, but by no means ideal, because a significant proportion of these offenders statistically will go on to commit fresh crimes . crimes. >> and i'm outside hmp kirkham in lancashire, where cars are already queuing up to collect the prisoners being released this morning.

>> meanwhile, an independent review into the prison system is launched with the government pledging to end the chaos in prisons. it will be led by former conservative justice minister david gauke. >> well, 30 years, governments of all colours have been very quick to announce new and longer prison sentences and not so quick to expand the prison capacity , and the family of capacity, and the family of chris kaba say they will fight on after the police officer who shot him to death is cleared of murder. >> the metropolitan police commissioner, sir mark rowley, said the system of holding the police to account is broken. >> first of all, i worry for the pubuc >> first of all, i worry for the public the more we crush the spirit of good officers, the less they can fight crime . less they can fight crime. >> writer dies in prison 61 year old grandfather peter lynch was jailed for two years for violent disorder after screaming at police, shouting racist abuse

and calling asylum seekers child killers during the riots this summer . but killers during the riots this summer. but should he have been locked up in the first place and protect our pies? >> very serious. this conservative mp, richard holden is on a mission to get protected status for traditional pie and mash to celebrate what he calls the original fast food. he'll join us soon, hopefully with. >> bucha here. i can't stand pies and i'm a cockney. i hate pies and i'm a cockney. i hate pie and mash. >> my dad's a cockney. god forgive you. he loved pie, mash and liquor. >> oh, okay. but what do you think? are you a big fan of pie? you are, aren't you? it's very simple to get in touch and talk about everything we're discussing on the programme. or anything you want to chat about. gbnews.com/yoursay. get in touch now. join our conversation . now. join our conversation. >> a very good morning to you.

>> a very good morning to you. >> it'sjust >> a very good morning to you. >> it's just after 930. let's take a look at the top stories . take a look at the top stories. making the news this morning and more than 1000 prisoners will be released early today as part of the government's efforts to free up space in jails in england and in wales. 1700 inmates were freed last month after warnings that as few as 80 prison places were available. currently, there are just over 2000 free spaces, but that number is expected to reach critical capacity again by next summer. those released today will have been serving five years or more behind bars, and completed at least 40% of their sentences. however, the justice secretary, shabana mahmood, says the emergency measures only buys the government some time . well, that government some time. well, that comes as the government is also launching a review of prison sentencing. considering tougher punishments outside of jails. it's being led by the former justice secretary, david gauke, and is expected to explore using technology like sobriety tags and nudge apps to monitor

offenders. the results are expected by spring of next year . expected by spring of next year. the chancellor says the government is united on its spending plans ahead of budget day on the 30th of october. despite weeks of tough negotiations with ministers and some concerns about the £40 billion of potential tax hikes and spending cuts, rachel reeves insists final deals have been struck. she claims the budget will be honest about the public's finances, while protecting the nhs and living standards. but with some ministers still worried about those cuts, it's clear that tensions remain as labour promises there will be no return to austerity. government borrowing has surged to its highest level since the pandemic, driven by public sector pay rises and rising interest rates on debt borrowing last month hit £16.6 billion. that's the third highest september on record, despite a rise in tax revenue. the office for national statistics says that gap between what the government took in and spent was

less than expected, but still above forecasts for the year. treasury chief secretary darren jones has defended pay rises, saying strikes would have cost the economy more. chancellor rachel reeves, though , faces rachel reeves, though, faces tough decisions ahead of that budget later this month with a growing public finance black hole , liam payne's death has now hole, liam payne's death has now been linked to substance use as an initial toxicology report has revealed cocaine was present in his system. the 31 year old former one direction star died after falling from a third floor balcony at a hotel in buenos aires last wednesday. investigators say they found evidence of narcotics and alcohol in his room at a hotel where he was staying, leading to concerns he may have been unconscious at the time of the fall . his father has been fall. his father has been travelling to argentina to arrange for the return of his body, which is expected to be released next week . and finally, released next week. and finally, sport for you in glasgow is officially confirmed to host the

2026 commonwealth games, but it will be a slimmed down event this time, with just ten sports included. hockey, squash and diving are among those cut from the line up, whilst athletics , the line up, whilst athletics, swimming and gymnastics will remain. some 3000 athletes will be competing across four venues. it's expected to bring £100 million investment into the city, all without public funding. the commonwealth games federation says the new model aims to be more sustainable to reduce costs and increase accessibility for future hosts. that's the latest from the newsroom for now, a full round up at 10:00. now, though, it's back to dawn and andrew, for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code , alerts by scanning the qr code, or go to gb news .com forward slash alerts . slash alerts. >> hello and welcome. this is

britain's newsroom live across the united kingdom on gb news with andrew pierce and me. dawn neesom in for bev turner who's still recovering from her well—deserved birthday break. >> yes. >> yes. >> well , another >> yes. >> well, another big day today because more than. well, 1100 prisoners are going to be released early today in england and wales in the second stage of the government's early release scheme. but don't worry, dawn, the government has told the prisoners to behave themselves when they leave. not to celebrate, not to be shaking bottles of fizzy wine or some of it was bollinger. >> some of it was actually bollinger. some of it was like champagne that people out there couldn't afford. but hey, and sports cars mocking people. >> so some of the people who are going to be released are convicted of murder, sex, know people convicted of murder, sex crimes of terrorism will not be freed, but those serving a sentence of more than five years now qualify for release. some of them, dawn, are men convicted of domestic violence, domestic violence. >> because of the charges against them, don't qualify under the violence section in this. so there are women is appalling, but there are women. >> i'll be worried sick now that

these terrible men are going to be stalking. >> i know the women and children as well are at risk in this one. so yeah. any case, let us know what you think . gbnews.com/yoursay. >> but of course the government is saying it's the tories fault because they inherited an overcrowded prison system creaking at the seams. they've got a point, but they have. but there should be a more imaginative way than releasing prisoners. early duty of the government is to keep their citizens safe. i don't feel safe with 1100 people. some of them are drug dealers. by the way, being released. >> and this is the second. the second lot that had been released. how many of the i think it was 70 that were literally recalled, broke their terms of their early release? >> some within 24 hours? yeah. and look, they kicked the migrants off the bibby stockholm put some on their prison army camps. >> yeah. you know the question. i wanted them in police cells. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> no, absolutely. but literally last month i think it was andrew. you might remember better than i there was a plan or there was a conversation had about housing prisoners in empty jails in estonia. that's right.

there was a conversation that was had. and what happened to that? we don't know what happened to that. it's all gone very happened to that. it's