50,000 New UK Prison Places Pledged as Hundreds of Criminals Are Released Early

Tories pledge to end early release with 50k new prison cells

Tories pledge to build 50,000 new prison places

The party says its proposals would stop prisoners being released early and cut crime.

50,000 new UK prison places pledged as hundreds of criminals are released early

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has pledged to deliver 50,000 new prison places by shrinking the overseas aid budget to £1 billion a year in a bid to end the early release of offenders

Tories pledge to slash overseas aid budget to fund 50,000 prison places

The Tories said their plans would see the vast majority of extra spaces created over the course of a single Parliament and the full increase would be complete within seven years

'I'll build 50,000 prison places to end Labour’s reckless early release scandal'

The Tory leader unveiled the £2billion-a-year plan as thousands of prisoners are set to be released early under Labour's sentencing reforms.

Bond reacts to Conservatives' proposal to slash UK aid budget to £1 billion

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