Labour urges action as rape prosecutions target not set to be reached for decades
Labour has told the government that “rape victims cannot be left to wait decades for action” after official…
criminal justice system
Labour is on the side of victims. We need to strengthen their rights
Imagine falling victim to a serious assault. Perhaps one motivated by personal characteristics like race or sexual orientation.…
Labour calls for “wartime juries” to clear backlog of criminal cases
Labour frontbencher David Lammy has called on the government to introduce “wartime juries” declaring that “justice cannot be…
Tory cuts, not just Covid, led to the courts backlog now denying people justice
An eminent criminal solicitor recently tweeted a story of a client, born in 2001, who had allegedly committed…
Labour condemns Tory “dithering” over criminal legal aid review
David Lammy and Karl Turner have accused the government of “dithering” for the past two years over its…
Labour can once more be the party of law and order
“We need to come down hard on crime. That means coming down hard on criminals.” These were the…
Why the government is wrong to consider limiting jury trials
Robert Buckland has confirmed that the government is actively considering reducing the right for individuals to be tried…
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…
The immorality of Boris Johnson’s 10,000 new prison places pledge
It’s not so much a magic money tree but a whole orchard that Boris Johnson seems to have…
David Lammy’s report: minorities more likely to go to prison than white defendants
Emerging findings of David Lammy’s report into the criminal justice system shows minority defendants are more likely to…
