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Labour’s new Shadow Justice Secretary Steve Reed has claimed in a Mirror interview that Labour under Jeremy Corbyn “cared more about criminals than their victims”. He praised Tony Blair’s ‘tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime’…
Keir Starmer has accused the Tories of being "soft on crime and soft on the causes of crime", arguing that the government is creating the "perfect storm" by failing to tackle violent crime and to provide "ambition and opportunities" for…
Happy Valentine’s Day, LabourList readers. This marks the beginning of HeartUnions week, when the labour movement celebrates its successes and encourages everyone to join a trade union. Justin Madders, shadow minister for employment rights…
“We don’t call them cells, we call them rooms.” That’s what a prison officer said to me as she showed me around a young offender’s cell, with his makeshift curtains and attempt to brighten up the bare walls around him by colour coordinating…
The Society of Labour Lawyers has released a 2022 charity calendar today that explores the "crumbling" criminal justice system in a bid to raise money for legal charities. The calendar, being sold for £8 each by the group affiliated to the…
The Fire Brigades Union has revealed that a fire and rescue station was left without a single firefighter available, offering a clear example of how staff shortages relating to the Omicron variant of Covid are putting significant pressure…
Yvette Cooper has welcomed the government's acceptance of a Labour proposal to "stop victims of domestic abuse being timed out of justice" as ministers said they would lift the six-month limit on prosecuting common assault in such cases…
The criminal justice system under the Tories has let victims down and criminals off the hook for far too long. The government’s so-called ‘crime week’ last week, while mostly overshadowed by reports of illegal Christmas parties, saw the…
Keir Starmer has argued that government cuts to the criminal justice system have meant that "the drug problem has got a lot worse in the last ten years". Commenting on plans unveiled by the government today to crackdown on 'county lines'…
Jacob Rees-Mogg has announced a government U-turn over the House of Commons vote that sought to establish a new committee tasked with overhauling the system responsible for scrutinising the conduct of MPs. The move comes after a backlash…
In the 18 years I spent as a probation officer, things changed a lot. Like most people joining the profession in 2002, I was initially motivated by the idea of rehabilitation, but court work was an essential part of the job. Each week, my…
The House of Commons returns from recess today. The chamber was supposed to kick off with a second reading of the judicial review and courts bill, among other things, but instead MPs from all parties will pay their tributes to David Amess…
