Minister warns prison spaces may run out despite expansion
The justice secretary Shabana Mahmood has warned even under the government's plans to open 14,000 more prison places, they could..
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Shabana Mahmood is a British politician and barrister who has been serving as Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice since 2024. A member of the Labour Party, she has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Birmingham Ladywood since 2010. Between 2010 and 2024 she held various shadow junior ministerial and shadow cabinet positions under leaders Ed Miliband, Harriet Harman, and Keir Starmer.
The justice secretary Shabana Mahmood has warned even under the government's plans to open 14,000 more prison places, they could..