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Burnham faces unpopularity test over prisons dilemma

BBC News 11 August 2026, 15:50 UTC 11 Aug 2026

Burnham faces unpopularity test over prisons dilemma — BBC News

The early release conundrum has given the new PM his first taste of tricky political decision-making.

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