Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces criticism for an early release policy that allowed Liam Mathews, a violent offender, to murder Lewis Bell on the same day of his release. Barrister Steven Barret claims Starmer's actions directly contributed to the death, asserting that such a tragedy was foreseeable. Despite Labour's assertion that their prison release policy was necessary due to inherited overcrowding, Barret argues that alternatives exist, emphasizing the need for adequate prison space to prevent similar incidents in the future.
"If we can create Nightingale hospitals overnight, we can create Nightingale prisons overnight."
"I've never known a sitting Prime Minister who we could directly link to a death."
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