Ex-prisons minister ‘bottled it,’ leading trade unionist asserts
RORY STEWART “bottled it” as prisons minister, a leading trade unionist said today at the prison officers’ conference.
The Tory MP jumped ship from the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) earlier this month and now heads the overseas aid department.
Mr Stewart made the move as the clock counted down on his promise to improve conditions at 10 prisons across the country by August or face the sack.
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