HM Prison and Probation Service

Lynn went on to add that, "I just hope another family doesn't have to go through what we have gone through.

I don't think she will be able to cope in the outside world." A spokesman for the Prison and Probation Service has since said in a statement, "Prisoners released on license are kept under tight supervision.

As this case shows, we do not hesitate to put them straight behind bars if they break the rules." Maria tied the knot with her ex-husband, Malcolm Pearson, in 1986, just days, just days after their daughter was born.

However, the child was taken into care in the wake of a serious incident at home, eventually leading to the couple's separation.

I think it has been quite stop and start, so he announced the pause to the scheme basically as soon as he came into office.

That was inevitably gonna cause a lot of chaos within the Prison and Probation Service, but I can see that if you think, "Actually, no, I'm gonna put my name on this.

I'm gonna be the prime minister who implemented this.

I've got to be confident that it's the only thing we can do," then I think that pause probably made sense.