Justice secretary to meet Sentencing Council after it refuses to back down over alleged ‘differential treatment’ rules – UK politics live
Council has defended new guidelines, saying claims they would lead to ‘two-tier justice’ were ‘completely wrong’The ousted Reform UK MP Rupert Lowe could join forces in a breakaway rightwing party with a former deputy leader of the party who was also forced out by Nigel Farage, Jessica Elgot and Ben Quinn report.Ministers have revived their threat to legislate to curb the powers of the Sentencing Council after it refused the government’s request to withdraw guidelines allegedly favourable to minorities.We’ve been very clear on our position on this matter. We think everyone’s equal before the law. We don’t agree with differential treatment, regardless of anyone’s background, and the justice secretary has made her views very well known.We don’t agree with the policy. We’ve asked the Sentencing Council to rethink and rescind the guidance. They’ve obviously replied to the justice secretary yesterday evening. She has a meeting with him later this week where she’ll press her case. Continue reading...
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Council has defended new guidelines, saying claims they would lead to ‘two-tier justice’ were ‘completely wrong’
The ousted Reform UK MP Rupert Lowe could join forces in a breakaway rightwing party with a former deputy leader of the party who was also forced out by Nigel Farage, Jessica Elgot and Ben Quinn report.
Ministers have revived their threat to legislate to curb the powers of the Sentencing Council after it refused the government’s request to withdraw guidelines allegedly favourable to minorities.
We’ve been very clear on our position on this matter. We think everyone’s equal before the law. We don’t agree with differential treatment, regardless of anyone’s background, and the justice secretary has made her views very well known.
We don’t agree with the policy. We’ve asked the Sentencing Council to rethink and rescind the guidance. They’ve obviously replied to the justice secretary yesterday evening. She has a meeting with him later this week where she’ll press her case. Continue reading...
