Jake Richards

Jake Richards

Labour — Rother Valley

Speaking in the House of Commons on 16 December 2025

Debate

Prisoner Early Release: Earned Progression

Contribution

We will not take any lessons about violence against women and girls from the Conservatives. Prosecutions for rape went down under the last Conservative Government, but we are taking action to protect women and girls. I will repeat this point: the scenario we faced last summer was that when those who committed the worst offences were convicted, there was not space in prison to keep them behind bars. That is wholly unacceptable, and this Government will never let that happen again.

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