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The PM is asked by Channel 4 about prisons and whether early release schemes carry with them an undeniable risk for the public.
He says a framework has been put in place to ensure those who "create the greatest risk" are not released.
But he adds that the idea of releasing people who should be in prison because there are no spaces for them "goes against everything I've worked for for years".
He blames the current situation on the last government, which he says did not build enough prisons.
"I can't tell you how shocked I was when I discovered the full extent of what they've done with our prisons, and it's going to take time to fix it. I can't build a prison by Saturday."