7 h. ago Government seeks to overturn sentencing guidelines with law change

Moves to change the law come after the Sentencing Council refused a request from Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood to reconsider its new guidance.

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39 h. ago Justice Secretary warned against ‘megaphone diplomacy’ in sentencing row

Former Tory justice secretary Sir Robert Buckland also suggested he had no truck with accusations the Government was implementing ‘two-tier’ justice.

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59 h. ago Starmer ‘disappointed’ Sentencing Council won’t change guidelines that have prompted fears of two tier justice – UK politics live

Justice secretary says ‘all options are on the table’ and threatens to change law Keir Starmer has said that he is “disappointed” at the Sentencing Council’s refusal to agree to the government’s request to withdraw the guidelines that have led to claims it is promoting “two-tier” justice. (See 11.44am.) Asked about the Sentencing Council’s letter this morning, he said:Look, I’m disappointed in this response, and the lord chancellor is obviously continuing to engage on this, and we’re considering our response.All options are on the table. I’m disappointed at this outcome, and now we will have to consider what we do as a result.Farage wants you to eat chlorinated chicken just so he can keep licking the boots of his idol Donald Trump. It’s so pathetic and unpatriotic. Continue reading...

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60 h. ago Labour's Shabana Mahmood 'humiliated' as Sentencing Council REJECTS her demand to scrap new guidelines that sparked 'two

In a letter to Shabana Mahmood, the chairman of the Sentencing Council told the Cabinet minister he had refused her request to alter the guidance.

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67 h. ago ‘We won’t be deterred or scared’: Hungary’s LGBTQ+ community fights for right to march in Pride

Some want to oppose ban, others are nervous, but all see it as a warning sign under Viktor Orbán’s governmentMarching with a pink, white and baby blue transgender flag, Corvus gathered with thousands of others in a central square of Budapest this week. The 20-year-old started transitioning last August but cannot change their gender or name legally in Hungary, where an authoritarian rightwing government is cracking down on LGBTQ+ rights.Corvus wasn’t asking for an overhaul of transgender policy or anything particularly radical, however. They were asking simply for the right to be able to take part in a Pride parade. “The government wants to silence our voice and deny our existence,” they said. “They will not succeed.” Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Killers could serve shorter jail terms for good behaviour in radical overhaul of sentencing, justice minister signals

Shabana Mahmood warned ‘short sentence reform on its own isn’t going to be enough’ to ease the overcrowding crisis as she opened a new 1,500-cell prison

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4 d. ago Killer mum boiled husband's head and tried to serve him to kids for dinner

Katherine Knight was dubbed Australia's "female Hannibal Lector" and with good reason - she stabbed her partner John Price to death and then tried to serve his remains as dinner to his children

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1 week ago Judge orders triple killer Nicholas Prosper to be dragged to court as wannabe school shooter refuses to leave his cell for sentencing

Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb has demanded the teenage loner is hauled back into Courtroom 5 to face justice - as she prepare to sentence him.

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2 w. ago Faces of evil serving whole life orders from crossbow killer to sleepover slayer

Cowardly murderer, Kyle Clifford is the latest to join the gallery of evil among child serial killer Lucy Letby, Sarah Everard’s killer Wayne Couzens and necrophiliac David Fuller to name a few

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2 w. ago 'I served in jail like crossbow killer Kyle Clifford – wheelchair won't protect him'

A former inmate who spent five years inside HMP Frankland provided a chilling insight into the "misery" crossbow killer Kyle Clifford will face inside a Category A prison

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2 w. ago Calls grow for Labour to abolish Sentencing Council amid 'two

In updated principles published by the Sentencing Council last week, judges were told to consider a defendant's ethnicity when deciding whether to send them to jail.

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2 w. ago He has 'struggled to come to terms with his behaviour', or why he took the underwear

Stephen Kearney sent his ex texts including: "Why are you blanking me? It's mean"

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2 w. ago The hardened thugs and sex attackers whose sentences make a mockery of justice

A domestic abuser with a long record of violent crime was handed just a few weeks in jail after pleading guilty to assaulting his girlfriend.

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2 w. ago Kyle Clifford's chilling talk with convicted killer brother in prison before murders

The crossbow killers spoke about weapons with his brother Bradley, who is serving a life jail term

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2 w. ago Justice secretary set for showdown with judges over sentencing guidelines

Comes as Sentencing Council write a letter angrily rejecting minister’s claim that they have created a ‘two tier’ justice system

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3 w. ago Crossbow killer Kyle Clifford an 'immature ladies man', former Army trainer reveals

Triple killer Kyle Clifford behaved like a 'naughty schoolboy' when he served in the armed forces - and attempted to flirt with female recruits known to have boyfriends, a former corporal revealed

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3 w. ago Justice Secretary calls for sentencing guideline to be reversed over ethnicity

The Sentencing Council published new principles for judges to follow when imposing community and custodial sentences on Wednesday.

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3 w. ago Justice Secretary calls for sentencing guideline on ethnicity to be reversed

Lord Chancellor Shabana Mahmood said she will be writing to the Sentencing Council to ‘register my displeasure’.

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3 w. ago Murderer spent nearly two years working with children after he was barred from doing so before he was found out

Killer Rashid Zaman, 44, from Bradford, served 15 years in prison after killing a man who attempted to stop him and two friends from stealing a car in Halifax in 2001.

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4 w. ago Sister of schoolgirl murdered by Peter Tobin became forensic teacher to help families get justice

Serial Killer Peter Tobin was serving a whole life term for three murders when he died at age 76 in October 2022.

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