Streeting's Slip Up Exposes a Larger Problem in Britain's Prisons The recent comments made by Defence Secretary Wes Streeting about the early release of prisoners, inadvertently picked up by a microphone during a conversation with Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood and Justice Secretary Alex Norris, have sparked outrage.
The remarks were later explained away as a joke shared between former Conservative prime minister Theresa May and ex chancellor Kenneth Clarke.
However, the fact that Streeting felt comfortable making such comments about his new colleague suggests a culture of insensitivity within the government.