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Today, we鈥檙e looking at what the government is doing to deal with overcrowding in prisons in England and Wales.

It鈥檚 responding to an independent report into the issue by former justice secretary, David Gauke, who鈥檚 on the podcast.

We鈥檙e also looking at a pay rise for the public sector, with teachers and doctors getting 4%. Health editor Hugh Pym and education editor Branwen Jeffreys talk it through.

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