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Express Politics14 Aug 2026

Richard Tice claims Reform has evidence of threat to Farage but won't hand it to police

Richard Tice MP has told the media he does not trust the police, or 'anyone else' more than Nigel Farage's private security team.

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Express Politics14 Aug 2026

Andy Burnham bombshell as poll shows fewer than one in 10 back controversial policy

Blame for the prison capacity crisis is still directed mainly at the previous Conservative government , but 45% now hold Labour responsible.

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Guido Fawkes14 Aug 2026

Nigel Farage Wins With Increased Vote Share in Clacton

Farage told supporters: “We have beaten the candidate for the uniparty: Count Binface.” The results: Farage: 22,239 votes. 63% Count Binface: 9,455 votes. 27% Turnout was 44% which is healthy for a by-election. Reform is in a row with Essex Police after Farage declined appearing at the count because of an upcoming “disruption” which he…

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Conservative Home14 Aug 2026

Neil Shastri-Hurst: We cannot keep releasing our way out of the prisons crisis

What is now clear is that the public have made their expectations known to MPs, and it is up to us to ensure we legislate for a criminal justice system that restores public confidence. The Conservatives have listened to that call. The post Neil Shastri-Hurst: We cannot keep releasing our way out of the prisons crisis appeared first on Conservative Home.

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The Guardian Politics14 Aug 2026

Burnham won’t fix our prisons crisis until he dares to be honest with the public about crime | Polly Toynbee

Most crime figures have drastically fallen, but people don’t believe it. It’s no wonder when politicians whip up emotions and attempt to bend the law An astounding change is happening to life in England and Wales that most people don’t know about, and when they are told they don’t believe it. Most crime, including violence, has fallen by a remarkable 90% over the past 30 years. But only 6% of people believe it, while 61% think crime is going up. This great denial is the background cause of the p

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The Guardian Politics14 Aug 2026

Nigel Farage says he won’t attend count in Clacton byelection against Count Binface - UK politics live

The Reform UK leader will not be present at vote count in byelection he has tried to frame as the ‘people versus the establishment’ Nigel Farage set for decisive but arguably empty victory in Clacton Nigel Farage has said he will not attend the Clacton byelection count after advice from Essex police about a plot to embarrass him on stage during the announcement of the result. The Reform UK leader pre-empted the official announcement of the result of the byelection by telling supporters he had

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Express Politics14 Aug 2026

Raging Nigel Farage's bombshell Clacton-on-Sea announcement leaves supporters stunned

Nigel Farage has dramatically announced he will boycott the Clacton by-election count after revealing he recieved an Essex Police warning.

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The Guardian Politics14 Aug 2026

Prisons are full - who should be released early? – podcast

Former prison governor Judith Feline on the reality of our overcrowded prisons and Peter Walker on why it’s causing a headache for Andy Burnham At the last count, two weeks ago, there were almost 86,500 people in prison in England and Wales. That’s about 5,000 more than even the Ministry of Justice accepts can be held safely on the prison estate. But that’s not a new story – prisons have been full for years now. They were full when David Cameron was prime minister. They were full under Boris Joh

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Conservative Home13 Aug 2026

George Beglan: The Manslaughter exemption, why it matters and why Burnham shouldn’t be handwringing

We need the political will to tell the public that the family of a man dragged to his death by a getaway car deserves the same protection from early release as any other victim whose killer's crime happened to carry a different label. The post George Beglan: The Manslaughter exemption, why it matters and why Burnham shouldn’t be handwringing appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Express Politics13 Aug 2026

Zia Yusuf blasts Vodafone CEO over illegal migrant scandal - 'liable to go to prison'

It comes after left-wing charity Care4Calais revealed it has dished out 2,221 pre-paid Vodafone SIM cards to migrants.

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Conservative Home13 Aug 2026

John Oxley: The Prisons crisis is a classic example of the dangers of not knowing how to count

Arithmetic doesn't care which party is in office. Politicians who cannot bring themselves to run the numbers forward, on prisons or anything else, will keep meeting their future as a crisis, whoever happens to be standing there when it arrives. Breaking that cycle will provide electoral advantages, but also policy ones. The post John Oxley: The Prisons crisis is a classic example of the dangers of not knowing how to count appeared first on Conservative Home.

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The Guardian Politics13 Aug 2026

Category C and women’s prisons could be upgraded to ease overcrowding

Exclusive: Ministers explore diverting male prisoners serving short terms or on remand away from tougher jails Ministers are examining a possible upgrade of security at men’s category C and women’s prisons to deal with an overcrowding crisis across the England and Wales estate, the Guardian understands. Officials have explored diverting prisoners on remand or serving short sentences away from category B “reception” prisons such as HMPs Liverpool, Manchester and Pentonville in north London. Cont

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