BBC Breakfast issued a breaking news alert and the programme was paused as Sally Nugent and Ben Thompson issued a warning to viewers
BBC Breakfast presenters Sally Nugent and Ben Thompson had to suddenly interrupt the programme this week with a breaking news update.
The interruption saw Sally adopting a more serious tone as she informed audiences: "Now, the government has activated emergency measures to ease prison overcrowding as more rioters are sentenced." Via video link, Henry detailed: "Practically, what this means is that some people who are awaiting trial in a police cell will be kept in a police cell until prison space is available.
Henry also suggested the development points to a "prison system in crisis", quoting Prisons Minister Lord Timpson as saying: "We inherited a justice system in crisis and exposed to shocks. As a result we have been forced into making difficult but necessary decisions to keep it operating."
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