The U.K.’s new left-leaning Labour government is looking to the business world to tackle a growing problem in the prison sector. And the man they want to lead that recovery is the boss of Timpson, a company famous for hiring ex-offenders.
James Timpson runs the nationwide chain that cuts keys, repairs shoes, and performs dry cleaning and laundry services. He has been appointed Minister of State for Prisons, Parole and Probation under Sir Keir Starmer’s new government.
