Labour must fill the policy void on public services and put a focus on prevention
It is a mark of how much our public services have deteriorated that the famous pledges on which…
justice system
Buckland apology following rape review rendered “meaningless”, says Lammy
David Lammy has said Robert Buckland rendered his apology following the release of the end-to-end rape review “meaningless”…
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.…
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…
Why the new ‘independent review’ of the Human Rights Act is worrying
The Conservative government launched an ‘independent review of the Human Rights Act’ this week. After years of huffing and…
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…
Labour calls on government to livestream court cases
David Lammy and Lord Falconer have called on the government to make live streaming of court cases the…
Pregnant women in prison need our help
Last week, I hosted a roundtable on pregnancy and early motherhood in prison. I was honoured to welcome…
Undoing Failing Grayling’s probation privatisation is only a first step
Our criminal justice system has rarely been out of the news over the last few years – for…
