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Riots will set back efforts to rebuild Britain’s broken justice system, minister warns

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62% Informative

Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood warns of long-term fallout from riots.

She criticises previous government for presiding over court backlogs and crowded prisons.

Mahmood: Impact of disorder will be felt for months and years to come.

Calls for review into the causes of the riots, which have so far led to more than 700 arrests.

However, a Conservative source said thatreleasing prisoners early was ultimately always a political choice and the Labour had used the option too readily. “We expanded prison capacity and delivered 13,000 new prison places to make sure our prisons continued to function effectively,” they said..

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English

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