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On Saturday evening, people around the country reacted with justified anger to images and video footage of police manhandling women who turned up to a vigil for Sarah Everard. Chants of “let her speak” turned to “shame on you” as police…
Labour has announced that it will vote against the "poorly thought-out" police, crime, sentencing and courts bill that could lead to harsher penalties for damaging a statue than for attacking a woman. David Lammy confirmed on Sunday morning…
MPs in the annual International Women's Day debate this afternoon, held after the disappearance of Sarah Everard, said their discussion was overshadowed by the "menace of male violence". The House of Commons debate was held as hundreds of…
Labour is planning to amend the armed forces bill to ensure that rape and other serious offences are investigated and tried through civilian courts when they are committed in the UK in a bid to improve access to justice for service…
It is nearly two years since our last elections, and much has changed. Theresa May was Prime Minister, our parliament was gridlocked with Brexit and we had never heard of Covid-19. Since then, Labour has badly lost a general election and…
Imagine falling victim to a serious assault. Perhaps one motivated by personal characteristics like race or sexual orientation. Perhaps one resulting in an admission to A&E. The immediate physical damage could be immense, and we trust our…
Labour frontbencher David Lammy has called on the government to introduce "wartime juries" declaring that "justice cannot be delayed any further" as the backlog in criminal cases has now reached over 54,000 in the pandemic. Responding after…
An eminent criminal solicitor recently tweeted a story of a client, born in 2001, who had allegedly committed a crime at the age of 16. It took two years, on becoming an adult in 2018, for his trial to be sent to the Crown Court. It has…
David Lammy and Karl Turner have accused the government of "dithering" for the past two years over its review of criminal legal aid and demanded answers from the minister after warning that the review is "lacking in meaningful progress". In…
Labour's Ellie Reeves has accused the government of "letting down victims of domestic abuse on every front" and called for urgent action following reports showing a drop in prosecutions for domestic violence. The shadow solicitor general…
During Covid-19, we have quite rightly witnessed a renewed appreciation of shopworkers and the important work they do to keep our communities going. But sadly, the clapping on Thursday evenings and posters in windows thanking key workers…
This summer, Philippines police rescued a three-month-old baby in an operation to free children from online sexual exploitation. Weeks later, they brought a two-year-old to safety. Scores of similar police operations have happened over the…
