Politics July 22, 2026 at 6:49 AM

Streeting and Mahmood apologise for joke about early prisoner release caught on hot mic

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The Defence Secretary made the remarks in a conversation with Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood and the new Justice Secretary Alex Norris

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