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…
Legal Aid
The right to justice is a human right that the Labour Party must defend
Our rights are meaningless if we cannot enforce them in the courts. That is why legal aid –…
Labour must fight for legal aid – before it is too late
Access to justice should be for the many, not the few. That was Clement Attlee’s dream when his…
Richard Burgon: Justice on the cheap and prison privatisation must end
Our justice system has two key functions: to defend our hard won rights and to help keep communities…
Legal aid cuts put justice “beyond the reach of thousands”, Burgon warns
Tory spending cuts have put justice “beyond the reach of thousands”, a shadow cabinet minister says today as…
5 Tory climbdowns Labour has forced in recent weeks
The Tories’ suffered defeat over Sunday trading hours yesterday – another episode in a series of recent failures…
Court rules Tory cuts to legal aid for domestic abuse cases are “invalid”
Ministers have suffered another embarrassing defeat in the Court of Appeal over their attempts to restrict access to…
“Utter chaos”: Latest Tory u-turn shows mistake of legal aid reform
The Conservatives’ handling of legal aid reforms has been slammed as a “fiasco” as Michael Gove announced a…
Labour launch immediate review into legal aid reforms
Labour have launched a new review into the effects of the Government’s legal aid cuts, to be led…
Andy Burnham: I’ll commission an urgent review into legal aid and scrap employment tribunal fees
Andy Burnham will commit to reverse the declining access to legal advice for the low paid by reviewing legal aid and…
