‘Five things I’ve learned so far on the campaign trail to be Sussex PCC’
The brilliant thing about campaigning for Labour is the people you meet and the things you learn. Experience…
Justice
Labour’s new five-point “common-sense” plan to solve more crimes
A commission set up by Labour to find ways to increase the number of crimes being solved has…
‘Joint enterprise reform: Back my bill to stop people getting life for murders they didn’t commit’
Fifteen-year-old Jordan Cunliffe was awaiting a double eye transplant at the time he was accused of complicity in…
Meaningful change to deliver justice: this is Labour’s promise to victims
The criminal justice system under the Tories has let victims down and criminals off the hook for far…
Tory disregard for the rule of law and human rights is a danger to us all
“They have broken the law, the prorogation of parliament. They have broken treaties, I have in mind the…
Labour warns government of “dangerous” Covid prison restrictions
David Lammy has warned of a “damaging” and “dangerous” situation in English prisons after the government has continued…
David Lammy sets out Labour’s plan for criminal justice reform
David Lammy has set out Labour’s plans on criminal justice reform, voicing the party’s commitment to renationalising probation,…
Richard Burgon: End of austerity? The justice department knows that’s a lie
Austerity is over. That’s what Theresa May claimed at this year’s Tory conference – but if that were…
The government’s new prison plan for women won’t work without proper funding
There is clearly much to celebrate in the long-delayed ‘female offenders strategy‘ announced on Wednesday morning. It’s a triumph…
Yasmin Qureshi: Our justice system is being brought to its knees by Tory cuts
You may not know, but the government is undertaking a substantial courts reform program that will fundamentally change…
