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Minister warns of ‘penalties’ for delays in fitting released offenders with tags – UK politics live

Jess Phillips warns Serco – the company responsible for the tags – after reports some early release prisoners not fitted with devices

Jess Phillips has defended prime minister Keir Starmer over accusations that he has taken too many gifts while being a politician, saying he has lived “entirely by the rules” and was breathing down the necks of his ministers to make sure they were doing the right thing.

The Home Office minister and MP for Birmingham Yardley told Times Radio this morning:

The prime minister has lived entirely by the rules that have governed every single member of parliament, certainly since I’ve been there – he received gifts and things, and he declared them. Let me tell you, it feels like he’s breathing down my neck to make sure that we’re doing things right in my department.

We get invited to theatre performances and things, and you go along and you support the arts, and people want you to go to their things because they want it supported.

Continue reading… The Guardian Read More Jess Phillips warns Serco – the company responsible for the tags – after reports some early release prisoners not fitted with devicesJess Phillips has defended prime minister Keir Starmer over accusations that he has taken too many gifts while being a politician, saying he has lived “entirely by the rules” and was breathing down the necks of his ministers to make sure they were doing the right thing.The Home Office minister and MP for Birmingham Yardley told Times Radio this morning:The prime minister has lived entirely by the rules that have governed every single member of parliament, certainly since I’ve been there – he received gifts and things, and he declared them. Let me tell you, it feels like he’s breathing down my neck to make sure that we’re doing things right in my department.We get invited to theatre performances and things, and you go along and you support the arts, and people want you to go to their things because they want it supported. Continue reading…