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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 pris...


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Leader of Reform UK on course to defeat Count Binface and an assortment of fringe candidates as polls close in Essex

Voting has closed in one of the UK’s more unusual and least tense byelections, with Nigel Farage set for a decisive if arguably empty victory against dozens of independent, fringe, extreme or otherwise oddball opponents.

The Reform UK leader


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Greater use of private rental properties would form part of PM’s plan to spread accommodation more evenly across UK

Ministers are considering paying higher prices for housing asylum seekers in private rental properties as part of Andy Burnham’s plan to spread accommodation more evenly across the country.

The shift towards more private rental accommodation, known a...


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Higher education figures call on Labour to reverse tax on fees and warn institutions at risk of ‘going under’

University leaders are warning of financial turmoil in British higher education, after new figures suggest a collapse in international student numbers will deprive the sector of vital income and undermine its future.

The sector’s leaders called on the gove...


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Young people should be proud of their achievements. Ministers should focus on what comes next

A strong set of A-level results should raise confidence in Britain’s future. These are


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