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A hot mic caught Defence Secretary Wes Streeting joking with Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood that new Justice Secretary Alex Norris is “the enemy” and wants to “let them all out,” sparking outrage over the government’s early prisoner release plans. The Conservatives seized on the remark, with Kemi Badenoch slamming it as unserious. Both ministers swiftly apologized, clarifying the comments were meant as a lighthearted political gag — not a dismissal of the gravity of justice policy — and emphasized their deep respect for the seriousness of the issue.

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