Government rejects proposal to teach boxing in prisons

Ex-justice minister Phillip Lee hits out at ‘culture of cowardice’ after report he commissioned is shelvedA former justice minister has accused the government of “cowardice” and “policymaking through dogma” after a member of the cabinet told colleagues to dismiss the findings of an unpublished independent report that calls for prisoners to be taught boxing and other martial arts as part of their rehabilitation.The ex-justice minister, Phillip Lee – the T