What's In The Government's Plan To Fix Prisons?
And a pay rise for teachers and NHS workers.
May 22, 2025
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May 22, 2025
What's In The Government's Plan To Fix Prisons?
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<p>Today, we’re looking at what the government is doing to deal with overcrowding in prisons in England and Wales.</p><p>It’s responding to an independent report into the issue by former justice secretary, David Gauke, who’s on the podcast. </p><p>We’re also looking at a pay rise for the public sector, with teachers and doctors getting 4%. Health editor Hugh Pym and education editor Branwen Jeffreys talk it through.</p><p>You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Newscast”. It works on most smart speakers.
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Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Chris Flynn with Shiler Mahmoudi. The technical producer was James Piper. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The editor is Sam Bonham.</p>
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