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A shoe-fixing, key-cutting radical: why Labour’s new prisons minister is perfect for the job | Simon Hattenstone
Prisons and probation, UK criminal justice, Society, General election 2024, General elections Business | The Guardian James Timpson hires ex-offenders and thinks many prisoners shouldn’t be in jail. His approach could be transformativeFor those unconvinced that prime minister Keir Starmer really wants to fix Britain, look no further than his appointment of James Timpson as prisons…