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Ex home secretary David Blunkett admits "biggest regret"

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Summary
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70% Informative

Former Labour Home Secretary Lord David Blunkett has expressed regret over imprisonment for public protection (IPP) sentences.

IPPs were introduced during his time in Tony Blair's government.

Around 2,800 prisoners remain behind bars under these orders.

Some inmates have been imprisoned for nearly 20 years for minor crimes.

VR Score

73

Informative language

75

Neutral language

48

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

73

Offensive language

possibly offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

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no external sources

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no sources

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