https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/tories-pledge-to-build-50-000-new-prison-placesContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/tories-pledge-to-build-50-000-new-prison-placeshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/tories-pledge-to-build-50-000-new-prison-places#u103735Mon, 05 Oct 2026 19:37:19 +0000Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has pledged to build 50,000 new prison places over seven years to end early release schemes and reduce crime. The Conservatives plan to fund this expansion by reducing the overseas aid budget to 1 billion pounds per year. The party intends to create the majority of these spaces within a single Parliament. Badenoch claims the current government entered office without a plan to address prison capacity, leading to the release of hundreds of criminals.Why it mattersThe proposal addresses a systemic capacity crisis in UK prisons that has forced the government to implement