Kemi Badenoch defends selection of man jailed for harassing Jewish MP in council election – UK politics live
by Yohannes Lowe (now and earlier) and Martin Belam ( from World news | The Guardian on (#77EPP)
Conservative leader tells press she stands by decision to select Joshua Bonehill-Paine as a candidate for local election in Somerset
Some 86,495 people were in prison in England and Wales as of 3 August, according to the latest data published by the Ministry of Justice.
This is 2,026 below the record high of 88,521 reached on 6 September 2024, just before the current early release scheme began.
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