"Things will get worse before they get better," according to Keir Starmer. Given his background as the head prosecutor for the CPS, he stated that although he didn't want to release any inmates early (to prevent overcrowding), it was imperative.

In his remarks, the prime minister stated, "It goes against the grain of everything I've ever done."

"But to put it bluntly, we wouldn't have been able to respond to the riots as we did if we hadn't made that difficult decision right away. And if we don't take tough action all around, we won't be able to fix the foundations of the country as we need to."

"I was not interested in testing the winter fuel payment means." but we had to make that decision," Starmer went on.