Lord Timpson having 'conversations' about public sector hiring more ex-prisoners

Prisons minister Lord James Timpson has told Sky News that he is having "a conversation" with parliament and the public sector about hiring more ex-convicts. Lord Timpson pushed for ex-offenders to get employment at his family's Timpson chain while CEO - with around 10% of employees being former convicts - and previously chaired the Prison Reform Trust. Speaking to the Politics Hub with Sophy Ridge, Lord Timpson was asked if parliament should "lead the way" by hiring more ex-offenders. Lord Timpson said it was "a conversation" he was having across the whole public sector. Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/politics-latest-starmer-badenoch-labour-tories-live-12593360 #skynews #uk SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales