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Now, after another two prisoners have been wrongly released from prison – why did the justice system fail and who is to blame? Justice Secretary David Lammy was under increased pressure after details emerged that two other prisoners had been wrongly released. Why hasn’t Mr Lammy explained the circumstances of his speech at PMQs? And what went wrong? Furthermore, after a week where more tax increases were clearly expected in the budget – what is the Chancellor’s plan? Adam and Chris were joined by the head of the Institute for fiscal studies Helen Miller and Lucas tried from more. You can now listen to the Newscast on a Smart Speaker. If you want to listen, just say “Ask BBC sounds to play Newscast”. It works with most Smart Speakers. You can join our Newscast Online Community here: https://xc.in/newscastDiscisciscord If you are in the UK, for more news and current affairs on the BBC, listen to the sounds of the BBC: HTTPS://4GUX.INGUXGXD Newsis daily political stories from the BBC. The presenter is Adam Fleming. Jack Macren produced it with Shiler Mahmoudi. The social producer is Sophie Millward. The technical producer is Mike RegAard. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The Senior News Editor is Sam Bonham.
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