Morning Call: Can Labour make prison work?

Why Shabana Mahmood is offering liberal reforms with a conservative ethos.

Good morning, it’s George here. Labour’s U-turn on winter fuel cuts – first reported here on 6 May – is the biggest concession yet to the government’s critics. But plenty are far from satisfied: Gordon Brown has warned that Rachel Reeves must act in advance of the autumn Budget to ensure more pensioners receive the benefit this winter.

Brown is also the …