Labour reaffirms pledge to tackle racism on anniversary of George Floyd’s murder
“We must ensure that change happens. And that is what the Labour Party is committed to.” One year…
David Lammy
It’s more important than ever that we vote for London by voting for Labour
There is no escaping the fact that over the last five years we have lived through one of…
The Sewell report is wholly inadequate. Here’s what Labour can do next
There are often moments where a short sentence can capture a nation’s mood by speaking to a broader…
Tough on crime: Bristol violence raises questions over police accountability
“In America, police officers are rarely held accountable for how they use force.” This is how the BBC’s…
MPs to debate greater police powers amid Sarah Everard vigil backlash
MPs will debate giving the police greater powers today as the police, crime, sentencing and courts bill returns…
Sunday shows: Starmer backs full reopening of schools on March 8th
Sophy Ridge on Sunday Keir Starmer urged caution on the easing of restrictions, backed a full reopening of…
Lammy brands racial injustice in youth prisons a “national scandal”
David Lammy has described figures showing that more than half of all young people in custody are from…
Labour’s call for reduced ‘wartime juries’ of seven is ill-advised
David Lammy is right that a “decade of Conservative incompetence, court closures, cuts and reduced sitting days have…
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…
