Streeting And Mahmood Forced To Apologise After Early Release Joke Caught On Camera

The pair were recorded in the Downing Street garden.

Wes Streeting and Shabana Mahmood have been forced to apologise after being caught joking about the early release of prisoners.

The pair’s comments were picked up by a microphone in the Downing Street garden following the first meeting of Andy Burnham’s new cabinet.

Referring to new justice secretary Alex Norris, Streeting – who was appointed defence secretary by the new PM – said: “You know he’s the enemy now he’s at justice, Shabana? He wants to let them all out.”

Laughing, home secretary Shabana replied: “No he’s not.”

When she was justice secretary after the 2024 election, Mahmood approved the early release of thousands of prisoners to ease overcrowding in jails.

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