Streeting and Mahmood accused of making ‘cheap jokes’ about prisoner early release scheme

British ministers Wes Streeting and Shabana Mahmood have apologized after being caught on a hot microphone making jokes about the government's prisoner early release scheme. Per the Guardian, the two were heard ribbing about the policy in a video, with Defence Secretary Streeting joking that Justice Secretary Alex Norris was now 'the enemy.' Victim advocacy groups have pushed back sharply, with representatives saying the early release program is no laughing matter and questioning the ministers' seriousness about a policy that affects crime survivors.

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