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Gangster released early by Labour mocks Sir Keir in Christmas song

Not even the Christmas season can keep attention off Labour’s controversial policies for long. The furore around this year’s early prison releases is still haunting Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour lot – and those criminals let out early are doing nothing to reassure the public either. Dear oh dear… As Steerpike revealed in October, Isaac Donkoh