# Is Andy Burnham right to halt the prisoner early release programme?

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Podcast: [Iain Dale - The Whole Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/iain-dale-the-whole-show-898144)
Published: 2026-07-23T21:05:00+00:00
Episode link: http://www.lbc.co.uk/
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Is Andy Burnham right to halt the prisoner early release programme? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are Labour MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy, commentator and former town mayor Andy Preston, businessman Tony Earnshaw, plus Zeteo UK's Political Editor Shehab Khan.

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