UPDATE - UK Prime Minister Says Gov’t Will Implement Largest Prison Construction Program

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2026-08-05
(Adds details in paras 4-5) MOSCOW, August 5 (RIA Novosti) - New UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has promised that the country will implement the largest prison construction program since the Victorian era (1837-1901) within five years. "The Government I lead will work to fix the prison crisis once and for all. I will not leave the same problems for my successors​​​. We will deliver the fastest prison building programme since the Victorian era, wi......
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