2 w. ago QUENTIN LETTS: Castration! The Secretary of State was desperate to depict herself as a toughie, so she aimed below the belt

QUENTIN LETTS: Shabana Mahmood was eager to discuss castration. The Justice Secretary had just announced an unprecedented dilution of criminal sentences.

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2 w. ago Chemical castration for paedophiles and other sex offenders will be piloted in 20 prisons and could be made mandatory, Justice Secretary announces

Shabana Mahmood announced the move in the Commons after a sentencing review found the measure was 'worthwhile' as a way to reduce reoffending.

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3 w. ago UK asking other countries to host ‘return hubs’ for refused asylum seekers, Starmer confirms – UK politics live

PM on trip to announce increased cooperation against people smugglers alongside Albania’s prime minister, Edi RamaAll Commons Speakers, at least for the past 30 years, have complained about the government making major announcements to the media first, and not to parliament first. But rarely have any of them sounded quite as furious about this as Lindsay Hoyle, who this morning delivered an extended reprimand to the government about this at the start of an urgent question.The UQ was about plans to limit the use of prison recall – something announced by the justice secretary, Shabana Mahmood, at a press conference yesterday, while the Commons was still sitting. After pointing this out, and reminding MPs that details of the immigration white paper were given to the media extensively, long before the ministerial statement about it was delivered in the Commons on Monday, Hoyle went on to imply that, as well as regularly breaking the ministerial code, ministers were also guilty of hypocri...

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3 w. ago Some prisoners to be released after 28 days in bid to cut overcrowding

Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood announced new priosn rules as the country approaches 'zero capacity'

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3 w. ago ‘Lives at risk’, warns domestic abuse tsar over Government’s prison recall plans

Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood has announced emergency reforms.

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3 w. ago Jail time for recalled offenders to be limited to free up prison places

UK justice secretary also announces plans for three new jails amid overcrowding crisis in England and WalesShabana Mahmood will limit how long hundreds of repeat offenders can be returned to prison for amid Whitehall predictions that jails will be full again in November.The justice secretary also announced a £4.7bn plan to build three new prisons starting this year, part of a “record expansion” as the government attempts to get to grips with the criminal justice system. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Three new prisons to be built starting this year, UK justice secretary announces

Shabana Mahmood says jails will be part of a ‘record prison expansion’ amid overcrowding crisis in England and Wales Three new prisons will be built, starting this year, as part of a “record prison expansion”, the justice secretary has announced, as the government grapples with near-full jails.Shabana Mahmood also announced a shake-up of prison recall measures, which will mean prisoners serving between one and four years’ jail time can be returned to prison only for “a fixed 28-day period”. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Justice Secretary announces ‘record prison expansion’ to tackle overcrowding

Ms Mahmood also announced a shake-up of prison recall measures.

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