Let’s invest in alternatives to prison that actually reduce reoffending
After a decade of Tory failures in our criminal justice system, driven by deep austerity, Boris Johnson this…
Richard Burgon: End of austerity? The justice department knows that’s a lie
Austerity is over. That’s what Theresa May claimed at this year’s Tory conference – but if that were…
Richard Burgon: The Grenfell Inquiry must go further to uncover the truth
The Grenfell Inquiry opened recently with powerful tributes from the loved ones of those who lost their lives…
Richard Burgon: Justice on the cheap and prison privatisation must end
Our justice system has two key functions: to defend our hard won rights and to help keep communities…
Richard Burgon: Conservative cuts agenda continues to create chaos in our prisons
Our prisons are increasingly in the news, but sadly it is too often for all the wrong reasons.…
Richard Burgon: Labour’s summer of campaigning means no Tory can rest easily
As Parliament closes for the summer, Theresa May will be hoping that the break puts an end to…
Richard Burgon: Theresa May must ensure that local voices shape the Grenfell inquiry
On Thursday in my role as shadow justice minister, I attended a packed meeting of Grenfell Tower fire…
Richard Burgon: May has sacked another justice secretary but Tories’ record remains one of cuts and privatisation
No-one in the legal profession will have mourned the passing of Liz Truss’s time at the Ministry of…
Richard Burgon: Jeremy made the running in the first week of the election – and Theresa May simply ran away
Labour wants to win the general election. We need to see the back of this cruel Conservative government. Over the…
Richard Burgon: A murderer on the run and prisons in crisis – Truss is just the latest minister who couldn’t get a grip
With the prison and courts reform bill due to be published tomorrow, a chaotic string of developments on…
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