The Estonian government has rejected the idea of taking prisoners from the UK to help ease the overcrowding crisis in British jails. Pakosta said Estonia had received no proposals to rent its prison space from the UK, adding that if one was to be made "our answer would be unequivocal - in Margaret Thatcher's famous words: No. On Monday, Downing Street did not rule out renting space in foreign prisons, when asked by reporters if the government was considering doing so. "In terms of renting prison places abroad, it's just not a quick fix," the spokesperson added. A government source told the BBC that renting foreign prison space would not help with the short-term crisis in jails.