Sarah Pochin was called out live on GB News after voicing her anger at the government’s prisoner early release scheme.
This week, some 650 offenders were released from jails in England and Wales in the third phase of Labour’s plans to ease overcrowding in prisons.
The group released included offenders serving up to three years and two months for their crimes.
Since 1 October, at least 1,350 offenders have left jail early under the first two waves of the scheme.
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Whilst the government argues the early releases are essential to end the prison population crisis in England and Wales, Reform and the Conservatives have been highly critical of the scheme.
On Tuesday (10 November), Reform MP Sarah Pochin appeared on GB News, where she was asked for her thoughts on the early releases.
The Runcorn and Helsby MP raged that the scheme was “beyond belief,” claiming that the government does “not have to do this.”
Pochin argued if foreign nationals in prisons were deported back to their country of origin, early releases would no longer be necessary.
It was at this point that presenter Alex Armstrong reminded Pochin that she had decided not to vote on the third reading of the Sentencing Bill, which enacted the very early release scheme she was so furious at.
Whilst four of her Reform colleagues had voted against the bill in October last year, Pochin didn’t turn up.
When Armstrong asked Pochin why this was, she swerved the question.