Justice secretary to meet Sentencing Council after stand-off 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’In an interview with Sky News, Andrew Griffith, the shadow business secretary, said the Conservatives would support the government if it decided to change the law to force the Sentencing Council to withdraw its alleged “differential treatment” rules. (See 10.56am.) He said:I don’t want to live in a world where ministers are deciding any individual sentence, to be clear. But overall policy, the balance between rights, the values that we have in society, is the domain of elected politicians.And frankly, I want if it needs legislation, then we will support that. But it should never have got to this. Continue reading...
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Council has defended new guidelines, saying claims they would lead to ‘two-tier justice’ were ‘completely wrong’
In an interview with Sky News, Andrew Griffith, the shadow business secretary, said the Conservatives would support the government if it decided to change the law to force the Sentencing Council to withdraw its alleged “differential treatment” rules. (See 10.56am.) He said:
I don’t want to live in a world where ministers are deciding any individual sentence, to be clear. But overall policy, the balance between rights, the values that we have in society, is the domain of elected politicians.
And frankly, I want if it needs legislation, then we will support that. But it should never have got to this. Continue reading...
