Morning briefing Tuesday 4th August

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0:47It follows a review ordered by Andy Burnham following a backlash to the controversial plans of dealing with prison overcrowding. But the Prime Minister admits he's not been able to go further and exclude criminals convicted of offences like manslaughter and serious domestic abuse from early release. Nick Hardwick, former chair of the parole board, told Times Radio that the Prime Minister has very limited room for manoeuvre. The prison population is rising faster than they can build new prison places to accommodate the population. He's got very limited room for manoeuvre. It's not clear how many people are going to be affected by the changes he's announced, but I think it does mean that public concern about the most awful offences are going to be mitigated a bit.

1:34Donald Trump's issued a warning to Iran, saying it's their last chance to sign what he's calling a good agreement. The US president says talks between the two sides are happening, despite earlier denials from Tehran. Donald Trump explained what the objectives are. We're talking about the strait, the opening of the strait, having it open, completely open. And that's phase one. in phase two is we then will talk about the nuclear capacity, the nuclear, as we've been mentioned, basically it's I think the denuclearization of Iran has to happen. Meanwhile, Donald Trump's said he thinks he and Andy Burnham are going to have a very good relationship.

2:16The US president made the comment as he again stressed the need for the UK to tackle immigration and open up the North Sea oil. You open it up, you'll be a wealthy country. You keep it closed, you're going to be a bankrupt country, which is what you are now. Essentially, you're a bankrupt country. You have one of the greatest energy, the North Sea oil. One of the greatest fields in the world. You know, the UK buys its energy from Norway, who gets the energy from the North Sea. You're sitting on top of gold, better than gold. Nigel Farage has given his response to Times Radio after the French Interior Ministry said Reform UK's latest plans to stop small boat crossings in the Channel would violate maritime and international law.

3:00The party maintains getting the Navy to intercept vessels and return them to the continent is legal. The leader of Reform UK told Times Radio his plan can work. Well, the international law of the sea says that if you find people in distress, you should take them back to the next safest place available. And as they've come from France, we should take them back there. Yes, I know the Interior Minister has said there'd be a breach of French sovereignty. Well, let me tell you what's a breach of our sovereignty, allowing over 200 ,000 people, not just across the Channel and come to us, but for their Navy to escort them from 200 yards off the beach all the way to our 12-mile line.

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