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Rishi Sunak is facing a Tory revolt over plans to scrap short sentences to ease jail overcrowding.

More than 40 MPs have signed a series of amendment intended to water down the move in the Sentencing Bill.

The legislation would effectively scrap sentences of less than a year, amid warnings that prisons are on the brink of hitting capacity. 

Instead of a jail term, criminals would normally receive community or suspended sentences - although judges could still make exceptions. 

Former home secretary Suella Braverman has tabled changes after warning that the step would put public safety at risk.