Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer, while speaking to the media in Essex, said he is 'critical' of the Tories' early prisoner release scheme and said his party will take 'tough decisions' if it wins power.The Tories had previously promised to deliver 20,000 new prison places, and 6,000 have been created so far.Labour said it would ensure the delivery of the remaining 14,000 by unblocking the planning process and boosting the prison building programme.

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer, while speaking to the media in Essex, said he is 'critical' of the Tories' early prisoner release scheme and said his party will take 'tough decisions' if it wins power.The Tories had previously promised to deliver 20,000 new prison places, and 6,000 have been created so far.Labour said it would ensure the delivery of the remaining 14,000 by unblocking the planning process and boosting the prison building programme.