尽管安迪·伯纳姆已排除了提前大选的可能性，但关于提前选举的传言依然不断。一位政府部长表示，对提前获释囚犯实施的各项限制措施已经足够，并在被问及这些措施的有效性时作了上述表态。
Speculation about an early election continue to persist even as Andy Burnham ruled it out Restrictions placed on prisoners who have been released early from jail are sufficient, a government minister has said, as he was pressed on how effective they are. Transport minister Keir Mather said the government’s responsibility is to “protect the public” as he emphasised the conditions placed on people being released are robust.
交通部长基尔·马瑟称，政府的职责就是“保护公众安全”，并强调针对获释人员的各项监管条件十分严格。他还否认提前释放计划会无限期实施。
He also denied the early release scheme would be indefinite. What we’re trying to do at the moment is build a system where we respond to the shortage of prison places on the prison estate, whilst making sure that when these people are released they do not have their freedom.
目前政府正致力于构建一套机制，以解决监狱收容能力不足的问题，同时确保获释人员能够享有自由。针对这些囚犯有一套极为严密的管理流程：他们获释后必须佩戴电子监控装置，需与受害者及其家属密切沟通并共同划定活动禁区，同时其行动范围也受到严格限制。
There are very robust processes to ensure that once these prisoners are released they are tagged, work closely with victims and their families to consult them directly to draw exclusion zones, there are restrictions on where prisoners who are released can go. I want to reassure people this morning that the United Kingdom has got a diverse range of supply when it comes to diesel.
今天我要向民众保证：英国拥有多元化的柴油供应渠道，整个体系具备很强的抗风险能力。我们正与美国方面密切协作，强调双边关系的重要性以及维持全球柴油流通的必要性；同时也在国际能源署等国际平台及欧洲的合作伙伴保持沟通，这些伙伴正是英国部分柴油进口的来源。
We have resilience built into our system for that reason. We are working very closely with our US counterparts to stress the importance of that relationship, and the importance of sustaining flows of diesel around the world, but also working through international fora in the International Energy Agency and partners in Europe from whom we get a proportion of our diesel imports as well.
虽然目前油价有所上涨，但政府对此十分关注，且燃油税冻结政策依然有效。由于整个供应体系具备强大的韧性，民众完全不必担心会出现柴油短缺的情况。
Although prices have gone up at the pump, the government is aware of that and the freeze in fuel duty is still in place. People shouldn’t be concerned about shortages because of the inherent resilience that is built into that system.