Prison overcrowding triggers emergency measures

The fallout from the riots continues as the numbers being processed by the justice system have led to emergency measures being triggered by the government. What does this mean and, given the prison system was at breaking point even before the riots, what happens next? 

Also on the podcast, the six Tory leadership contenders have found something they all agree on: opposition to Labour’s proposed change to winter fuel allowance. What does this tell us about future political battles? 

James Heale and Isabel Hardman join Cindy Yu to discuss. As Cindy mentions in the episode, the journalist Chris Atkins – who was jailed for five years for tax offences – appeared on The Spectator‘s food and drink podcast Table Talk to talk about his experience. 

Produced by Patrick Gibbons and Cindy Yu.