Longer prison sentences don’t necessarily prevent crime. They keep offenders off the streets for longer, but there’s little evidence that extra years provide much additional deterrence. Sentences used to be shorter and society didn’t descend into chaos. There’s a case for shorter sentences. #CPC26

Good to see Vegetius get a run-out from Kemi Badenoch 1600 years after he first said it: “If you want peace, prepare for war”. True then, true now. #cpc26

Cost of creating 50000 prison places = £30bn

Annual cost of running 50000 prison places = £3bn

Where's the money coming from for this?

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Emoting again. Or trying to.

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Badenoch: "defence is the first duty of government" shame the Conservatives spent 14 years gutting the armed forces isn't it Mrs Badenoch #politicslive #cpc26

Oh Lord! She's fighting for peace now.

And is pushing a new insurance company (I think) - Brittania Shield.

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There is an inaccuracy in policy on free child care. Not income but adjusted net income that must be under £100k ie after deducting gross pension conts; cld be as high as £160k. If promotion takes you just over, tiny increase in conts will avoid problem. Do your homework Kemi. #politicslive
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A new welfare system built by... Helen Whately? Mmm.

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Britain's energy is some of the most expensive in the world because of the botched Conservative privatisations in the 1980s and the water privatisation wrecked the industry and Kemi Badenoch said that privatisation was "genius" #politicslive #cpc26

Ooh! We're into the CBeebies section of Kemi's speech.

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Badenoch: "promises need to be paid for..."

...now let me run through my long list of unfunded headline tax cuts...

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Ngl, Badenoch's making a good fist of highlighting Reform's racism (while ignoring the racists in her own party like Katie Lam)

But that is something.

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Her most angry attacks have been on Reform #politicslive #cpc26

Badenoch repeats the claim that she won't be "uniting the right" with Reform.

I'm looking forward to March 2029 when she comes out and says she's decided to form a pact with Farage because it's "more important" to get Labour out.

You can put money on that.

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Andy Burnham isn't perfect but he's a recognisable human being who's experience of life has informed Labour policies.
Badenoch has grown older but not grown up.
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