During Prime Minister's Questions, Labour leader Keir Starmer accused Rishi Sunak of allowing dangerous criminals to be released early, challenging the government's early release prison scheme. Starmer also criticized Sunak for attempting to ban rainbow lanyards for civil servants, linking it to the release of high-risk prisoners under the scheme.
🚨 NEW: Keir Starmer accuses Rishi Sunak of trying to snatch civil servants' lanyards "like some jumped up milk monitor" “Rather... he should stop issuing ‘get out of jail free’ cards to prisoners considered a risk to children" #PMQs
Sunak talks a big game on national security, but he can’t even say how many dangerous prisoners he’s let out early. #PMQs
"Are any of the prisoners he is currently letting out early considered to be high risk?" Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer challenges Rishi Sunak on the government's early release prison scheme, hoping to free up space in jails #PMQs https://t.co/ZTbv6x8cal 📺 Sky 501 and YouTube https://t.co/nPPJVn17JQ
#PMQs the absolute Monty Pythonery of Keir Starmer teasing poor Tory Gollum Rishi Sunak re releasing prisoners early 2 days after his crack (pun intended) Tory MPs fumbled and lost a vote decreeing all arrested (mostly Tory) MPs would be (and are now) banned from @UKParliament https://t.co/F3VuGuNgQp
Labour leader Keir Starmer asks PM if he can assure that prisoners set to be released early are not considered “high risk” Rishi Sunak says “there are strict eligibility criteria” and no-one a “threat” will be put on the scheme #PMQs https://t.co/HT7m2VD8I6 https://t.co/jQCML2SxC8
This is simply wrong from Rishi Sunak. As @charlie_taylor6's report on HMP Lewes found, high-risk prisoners are being released early under the scheme. This included a prisoner who was deemed a risk specifically to children, with a history of stalking, domestic abuse and being… https://t.co/7opVijo7EW
Sir Keir Starmer likens Rishi Sunak to a ‘jumped up milk monitor’ over attempts to ban civil servants from wearing rainbow lanyards
'He's been busy on the front line of the war against lanyards' @Keir_Starmer attacks the PM over suggestions the Government will 'ban' civil servants wearing rainbow lanyards, and criticises 'a prison system in chaos' https://t.co/oAHJOzakTs
Keir Starmer accuses Rishi Sunak of trying to snatch civil servants' lanyards "like some jumped up milk monitor" #pmqs
🚨 NEW: Keir Starmer accuses Rishi Sunak of allowing dangerous criminals to be released early #PMQs
Keir Starmer says Rishi Sunak is spending too much time confiscating lanyards, like “some kind of jumped-up milk monitor” #pmqs
'On Monday the Prime Minister treated us to his seventh relaunch in 18 months.' Sir Keir Starmer mocks Rishi Sunak for his pre-election speech during a fiery PMQs. https://t.co/lOoGwjph8Q
Keir Starmer challenges Rishi Sunak on high risk prisoners being released early. PM says nobody should be on scheme if considered risk to public safety. Starmer calls on him to exclude domestic abusers - and to reveal who qualifies for early release. https://t.co/k6sJ2U0zej
Keir Starmer calls Rishi Sunak a "tech brother" at #PMQs https://t.co/tWbTowuyyb
"You simply can't trust Labour with our country's security," Rishi Sunak says Labour leader Keir Starmer asked the PM if he think his decision to take prisoners out of prison 70 days early "makes our country more secure?" #PMQs https://t.co/HT7m2VD8I6 https://t.co/rpUfEuHIzM
#PMQs Rishi Sunak is part of the Tory government which from CCP puppet David Cameron thru Putin puppet Boris Johnson decimated The British Armed Forces to a point 🇬🇧 generals stated 🇬🇧 couldn't retake the Falklands Sent warships vs @NATO Ally France & https://t.co/G33DB833H0
Keir Starmer rips into Rishi Sunak for being "busy on the front line in the war against lanyards" - and goes in on the prison crisis and people being released early #PMQs
Keir Starmer rips into Rishi Sunak for "busy on the front line in the war against lanyards" - and goes in on the prison crisis and people being released early #PMQs
"The prison system is in chaos." Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer questions PM Rishi Sunak on his decision to let prisoners out early. #PMQs https://t.co/ZTbv6x8cal 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube https://t.co/LU1qsXlAIT
Rishi Sunak says that Keir Starmer "would probably call James Watt the 'Steam bro'". Oh dear #pmqs
Keir Starmer tackles the security issue head on at #PMQs accusing Rishi Sunak of being "busy on the front line in the war against lanyards"
.@Keir_Starmer ridicules @RishiSunak re his 'war on lanyards', before raising this key issue of early prisoner releases. As the PM talks about 'security' of the nation, Starmer asks: "Are any of the prisoners he's letting out early considered to be high risk?" https://t.co/QsEZnYK50U
Rishi Sunak doubles down on the threat of rainbow lanyards. “Civil service impartiality is an important principle that we’re right to support. “Perhaps he could ask his chief of staff about that”. #PMQs https://t.co/z9rCtdtbHV
Keir Starmer goes in on the prisons crisis as lower level defendants are released on police bail without hearings after jails ran out of space Some prisoners will be freed up to 70 days early after ministers to ease overcrowding crisis Rishi Sunak says that no-one who poses a…
Keir Starmer leads on #pmqs on this story from last week on prisoners being let out up to 70 days early: https://t.co/NScwixsYzX
Starmer kicks off goading PM about 'dangers country facing' and asks whether this 'includes the vital crackdown on colourful lanyards. And then goes onto the early release of prisoners and asks if that keeping country safe? (KS v comfortable with taking on PM on law & order)
Keir Starmer: "The Prime Minister vowed to take on the grave dangers that threaten the country. So it was good to see the Minister for Common Sense immediately take up that mantle with a very vital crackdown on that gravest of threats - colourful lanyards" #pmqs
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🚨 NEW: The 'common sense' minister has banned rainbow lanyards for civil servants [@thetimes]