Paul Waugh profile: Jeremy Wright MP
Paul Waugh, editor of PoliticsHome, profiles the prisons minister and former barrister who is determined to drive reform in the field of rehabilitation.
As a young barrister specialising in criminal law, Jeremy Wright acted for the prosecution as often as he put the case for the defence. His experience of the justice system at the sharp end, as well as his ability to adapt to any brief, have proven invaluable since his promotion to the Ministry of Justice in September 2012.
Wright never forgets that his title is minister for prisons and rehabilitation. And with the flagship Offender Rehabilitation Bill (known as ‘ORB’ by Whitehall insiders) due a second reading in the Commons soon, he knows that he has undertaken a big task of radical reform over coming months. Chris Grayling, secretary of state for justice and his boss, is very active on prisons and probation, often grabbing the big ‘tough justice’ headlines. But as Grayling is the first non-lawyer in more than 300 years to serve as Lord Chancellor, Wright’s legal nous may prove even more useful as he advises on the practicalities – and politics – of Coalition policy...
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