Burnham pauses early prisoner release scheme due to start in September – UK politics live
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Key context: <p>New PM says no prisoners will be released under the policy until there is an urgent review of scheme</p><p><strong>Kemi Badenoch is speaking in central London at the moment and is expected to say that Andy Burnham is “still thinking like the mayor of Manchester”.</strong></p><p>“Going by what he’s announced so far, Andy Burnham’s ambitions for Britain are too small,” she was expected to say.</p><p>My message to British businesses is quite simple: to British businesses, to British innovators, to British investors: I will back you as your Chancellor, and I’ll back you in financial services, in technology, in retail, in industry, in all parts of the economy.</p><p>I’m just as concerned about the cost of business as I am about the cost of living.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/jul/23/government-cuts-business-rates-essex-kemi-badenoch-latest-news-updates">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
New PM says no prisoners will be released under the policy until there is an urgent review of schemeKemi Badenoch is speaking in central London at the moment and is expected to say that Andy Burnham is “still thinking like the mayor of Manchester”.“Going by what he’s announced so far, Andy Burnham’s ambitions for Britain are too small,” she was expected to say.My message to British businesses is quite simple: to British businesses, to British innovators, to British investors: I will back you as your Chancellor, and I’ll back you in financial services, in technology, in retail, in industry, in all parts of the economy.I’m just as concerned about the cost of business as I am about the cost of living. Continue reading...
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