Evening briefing on Tuesday 11th November

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0:44It comes as the Ministry of Justice releases figures showing over the past seven months there have been 91 releases in error from prisons in England and Wales. David Lammy told MPs in the year to March 2025 there were around 57 ,000 routine releases and in the same period there were 262 in error. He attempted to place the blame on the previous government. Mr Speaker, I pay tribute to prison officers doing an incredibly important job. But as the Prison Officers Association has said, prisons throughout the country are underfunded, they're understaffed and they're operating under relentless strain.

1:23Frontline prison officers were cut by a quarter between 2010 and 2017. That's around 6 ,000 fewer people. Mr Lammy, meanwhile, added a new Justice Performance Board has been set up by the government. The new body met for the first time yesterday and will be chaired by himself. Elsewhere, the independent review of mistaken releases of prisoners will conclude in February next year. Elsewhere this evening, Work and Pensions Secretary has said a decision not to award compensation to WASPy women will be reconsidered by the government because of undisclosed evidence. A woman convicted over the UK's biggest ever money laundering case, linked to£5bn worth of bitcoin, has been jailed for 11 years and eight months.

2:12Jimin Qien fled to Britain in 2017 after running a Ponzi-style insurance scheme that defrauded more than 128 ,000 people in China. The decision on the use of the profits could be crucial for the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, who's reported to have earmarked the sea's cryptocurrency to shore up the government's finances. Asylum seekers can continue living at an Essex hotel after the local council lost a landmark legal battle to remove them. Epping Forest District Council tried to block migrants lodging at the Bell Hotel by arguing its owners had flouted planning rules. Councillor Ken Williamson isn't happy with the decision.

2:49The Home Secretary can now ignore planning law and the concerns of local councils and their residents. Outgoing BBC Director-General Tim Davies says he supports journalists working at the BBC as it faces a billion-dollar lawsuit from Donald Trump. Davies quit and the BBC's chairman has apologised after an edited clip made it look like the US president incited violence during the Capitol riots. Donald Trump is demanding a retraction by Friday. Baroness Stoll, the BBC's former head of corporate affairs, says the issues go beyond simple mistakes. We see he's pushing groups of audiences away from it.

3:27He doesn't seem to be able to see, accept and address the failings that are systemic in the organisation. George Ford has been named a fly-half for England's Autumn Rugby Union International against New Zealand this weekend. Winger Tom Roebuck and full-back Freddie Stewart return among seven changes from the win over Fiji. Captain Mara Otoje comes back in, while Finn Baxter and Jamie George start in the front row. You can follow the Times News Briefing on Spotify and listen live to Times Radio Online. That's your Times Evening Briefing on Tuesday 11th November.

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