4 h. ago New rule on courts guidance introduced after major row over ethnicity

The Justice Secretary and the Lady Chief Justice will be given individual – and separate – powers requiring them to approve any future guidelines before they can be issued

Events

4 h. ago Minister to get power to veto sentencing guidance after ‘two

Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood said she wanted to ‘right the democratic deficit that has been uncovered’.

Politics

4 h. ago Minister to get power to overrule sentencing guidance after ‘two

The justice secretary intervened following a row over guidelines over pre-sentence reports for criminals from ethnic minorities

Politics

6 h. ago Tory leader Kemi Badenoch slams Labour for treating oil and gas sector as a ‘relic of the past’

Badenoch will pledge to make North Sea oil and gas the ‘cornerstone’ of the economy

Politics

10 h. ago Politicians urge Badenoch to ‘come clean’ after doubts cast on US medical school claim

Labour and Lib Dem MPs ask Tory leader to clarify how alleged offer of place came about after Stanford University staff raise questionsLabour and the Liberal Democrats have called for Kemi Badenoch to come clean about her claims of an offer from Stanford University at the age of 16, after former admissions staff said she had described an impossible scenario.Labour MP Peter Prinsley has written to the Tory leader saying she should lay out the specifics of how the alleged offer came about, given the doubts cast over her story. The Lib Dem education spokesperson, Munira Wilson, said Badenoch risked undermining trust. Continue reading...

Politics

10 h. ago Badenoch urged to ‘come clean’ after doubt cast on Stanford University claim

Labour and Lib Dems ask Tory leader to clarify details of alleged offer after former admissions staff dispute accountLabour and the Liberal Democrats have called for Kemi Badenoch to come clean about her claims of an offer from Stanford University at the age of 16, after former admissions staff said she had described an impossible scenario.The Labour MP Peter Prinsley has written to the Conservatives leader saying she should lay out the specifics of how the alleged offer came about, given the doubts cast over her story. The Lib Dem education spokesperson, Munira Wilson, said Badenoch risked undermining trust. Continue reading...

Politics

64 h. ago Labour must act to close asylum hotels or face Reform poll gains, ex

Charlie Falconer says government was right to challenge Epping hotel ruling but now has to ‘move forward’A former Labour justice secretary has warned that Reform UK will continue to rise in opinion polls unless the government moves faster to close hotels housing people seeking asylum.On Friday, the government won a court of appeal challenge against an injunction by Epping Forest district council that would have resulted in 130 asylum seekers being moved out of the Bell hotel. In recent weeks the hotel has become the focus of repeated protests, some of which have been orchestrated by far-right extremists and have turned violent. Continue reading...

Events

3 d. ago Emma Caldwell public inquiry demand as family 'lose trust' in Crown Office

Lawyer Aamer Anwar issued a statement following a meeting with the Scottish Government justice secretary Angela Constance.

Society

4 d. ago SNP Social Justice Secretary says Labour and Tory welfare cuts are election 'dividing line'

EXCLUSIVE: Shirley-Anne Somerville said the SNP will not cut benefits or restrict eligibility.

Politics

6 d. ago Emma Caldwell family urge for inquiry to begin with no further delays

Ms Caldwell's family met with Justice Secretary Angela Constance on Tuesday.

Politics

6 d. ago Emma Caldwell inquiry must begin with no more delays, family urges

Solicitor Aamer Anwar said the Police Scotland investigation was a ‘distraction’ in a statement after meeting with the Justice Secretary.

Politics

6 d. ago 'Big hit to Budget' coming for Scotland as weak tax base, benefits take toll: Scottish Fiscal Commission

The SNP’s choices to boost social security and public sector pay spending without enough funding , alongside Scotland’s weaker tax base, will leave the next Scottish Government with little room for new commitments.

Events

8 d. ago Almost all short prison sentences to be scrapped in bid to solve UK jails crisis

Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood is planning extreme changes to the justice system in a bid to try and ease the overcrowding in prisons and slash reoffending rates

Events

9 d. ago Criminals could be banned from pubs, concerts and sports grounds under new sentencing powers

The crackdown was unveiled yesterday by Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood, who hailed it as part of the Government's mission to 'cut crime and make streets safer'.

Events

9 d. ago SHABANA MAHMOOD: 'If you break our laws, for whatever crime, you should lose your liberty'

'This Government will give courts new powers to hand down tough community sentences that restrict the freedoms of offenders outside of jail', the Justice Secretary writes for The Sunday Mirror

Events

1 week ago Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick flies Union Jacks from lamp

The Shadow Justice Secretary said local authorities which failed to back displays of the flag were guilty of 'pathetic disdain for Britain and its values'.

Society

1 week ago ‘A victory for mums and dads’ as asylum seekers to be removed from Essex hotel

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch hits out at Labour for ‘putting young male illegal immigrants’ in towns

Events

2 w. ago Judges who bring their personal politics to court should be removed, insists shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick

Tighter pre-appointment checks for those with partisan views are needed, the MP (pictured) for Newark, Nottinghamshire, said.

Events

2 w. ago Jenrick calls for removal of judges who ‘bring personal politics’ into job

The shadow justice secretary said ‘partisan’ judges are bringing judiciary ‘into serious disrepute’.

Politics

2 w. ago Refugee charity boss who accused Robert Jenrick of 'xenophobia' in BBC row says top Tory should work with him to 'de

Dr Krish Kandiah, founder of the Sanctuary Foundation, said he had offered an 'olive branch' to the shadow justice secretary following a row earlier this week.

Economics