Friday 20 September 2019 Justice / Richard Burgon Labour announces plans to empower communities to defend their rights and secure justice Continue Reading
Thursday 12 September 2019 Justice / Shami Chakrabarti Shami Chakrabarti response to news that rape convictions are at their lowest level since records were compiled Continue Reading
Thursday 22 August 2019 Justice / Richard Burgon Tories have created chaos across our prisons system – Richard Burgon Continue Reading
Thursday 15 August 2019 Justice / Richard Burgon Richard Burgon responds to Prison Service Workforce data Continue Reading
Monday 12 August 2019 Justice / Richard Burgon These measures fall woefully short of what is needed to make our prisons safe – Richard Burgon Continue Reading
Sunday 11 August 2019 Justice / Richard Burgon Richard Burgon responds to government plans to create 10,000 new prison places Continue Reading
Tuesday 30 July 2019 Justice / Richard Burgon Serious weaknesses in sex offenders rehabilitation – Richard Burgon responds Continue Reading
Monday 29 July 2019 Justice / Richard Burgon Mistreated workers should not have to wait for justice – Burgon Continue Reading
Thursday 25 July 2019 Justice / Richard Burgon Tories overseeing a dangerous collapse in safety for young people in custody – Burgon Continue Reading
Thursday 25 July 2019 Justice / Richard Burgon Tory austerity has unleashed an unprecedented wave of violence throughout the prison system – Burgon Continue Reading
Thursday 25 July 2019 Justice / Richard Burgon Tory austerity has unleashed an unprecedented wave of violence throughout the prison system Continue Reading
Thursday 11 July 2019 Imran Hussain / Justice Imran Hussain responds to the Prison Inspector’s report into HMP Berwyn Continue Reading
Wednesday 3 July 2019 Justice / Richard Burgon Serco fined – Richard Burgon responds Continue Reading
Sunday 16 June 2019 Gloria De Piero / Justice / Shami Chakrabarti Shocking 140% increase in the time taken to charge on rape cases under the Conservatives Continue Reading
Tuesday 4 June 2019 Imran Hussain / Justice The Government needs to urgently set out a plan to ensure that children in Feltham are safe – Imran Hussain responds to HM Inspectorate of Prisons report Continue Reading
Friday 3 May 2019 Justice / Richard Burgon Grayling’s disastrous decision to privatise probation has been a costly failure – Richard Burgon Continue Reading
Wednesday 3 April 2019 Justice / Richard Burgon Justice Select Committee report on ending some short jail sentences – Richard Burgon responds Continue Reading
Monday 1 April 2019 Justice / Richard Burgon Running prisons for private profit is dangerously flawed – Richard Burgon Continue Reading
Thursday 28 March 2019 Justice / Richard Burgon Chris Grayling’s reckless privatisation of probation has left the public less safe – Burgon responds to Chief Inspector of Probation report Continue Reading
Thursday 28 February 2019 Imran Hussain / Justice Imran Hussain responds to report on Sexual Abuse in Custodial Institutions Continue Reading
Friday 15 February 2019 Justice / Richard Burgon Our probation system is clearly broken – Richard Burgon responds to Working Links administration Continue Reading
Monday 11 February 2019 Justice / Richard Burgon Tories to blame for violence spiraling out of control in our prisons – Richard Burgon Continue Reading
Thursday 24 January 2019 Justice / Richard Burgon “Disgrace” of sex offenders in family hotels – Richard Burgon Continue Reading
Thursday 29 November 2018 Justice / Richard Burgon Tories are doubling down on their commitment to privatisation – Richard Burgon Continue Reading
Saturday 24 November 2018 Justice / Shami Chakrabarti Shami Chakrabarti speech to the Annual Bar and Young Bar Conference 2018 Continue Reading
Saturday 24 November 2018 Justice / Richard Burgon Richard Burgon responds to changes to the Criminal Legal Aid funding scheme Continue Reading
Tuesday 30 October 2018 Justice / Richard Burgon Ministry of Justice facing cuts totalling 48% by 2024 – Richard Burgon Continue Reading
Tuesday 9 October 2018 Justice / Richard Burgon New equipment alone can’t solve this prisons crisis – Burgon Continue Reading
Tuesday 2 October 2018 Justice / Richard Burgon Gauke’s measures will not tackle prisons emergency – Richard Burgon Continue Reading
Wednesday 12 September 2018 Justice / Richard Burgon Conservative cuts to prisons budgets and staff have created an unprecedented crisis – Burgon Continue Reading
Monday 10 September 2018 Gloria De Piero / Justice Victims are an afterthought for this Government – Gloria de Piero Continue Reading
Friday 7 September 2018 Justice / Richard Burgon Labour is fully committed to introducing no fault divorce proceedings – Richard Burgon Continue Reading
Tuesday 28 August 2018 Justice / Shami Chakrabarti UK must stand firm against the use of torture and mistreatment – Chakrabarti Continue Reading
Thursday 23 August 2018 Justice / Richard Burgon Richard Burgon responds to new figures showing that the prison population is set to increase by 3,200 places by 2023 Continue Reading
Wednesday 22 August 2018 Foreign Policy / Justice / Shami Chakrabarti This decision to consult the public on the UK’s interrogation policy is long overdue – Chakrabarti Continue Reading
Monday 20 August 2018 Justice / Privatisation / Richard Burgon This situation should be a nail in the coffin for the flawed idea of prison privatisation – Richard Burgon Continue Reading
Friday 17 August 2018 Justice / Richard Burgon Hundreds of millions of pounds cut from prison budgets created a deep crisis in our prisons – Richard Burgon Continue Reading
Friday 10 August 2018 Justice / Richard Burgon Richard Burgon responds to urgent notification at G4S run HMP Birmingham Continue Reading
Friday 27 July 2018 John McDonnell / Justice Probation scandal shows Grayling must never be let near a government department again Continue Reading
Friday 27 July 2018 Justice / Richard Burgon Richard Burgon responds to Government’s announcement on probation Continue Reading
Thursday 26 July 2018 Justice / Richard Burgon Richard Burgon responds to Annual Prison Performance Ratings and the latest Safety in Custody statistics Continue Reading
Tuesday 24 July 2018 Justice / Yasmin Qureshi Yasmin Qureshi responds to the Written Ministerial Statement on courts closures Continue Reading
Friday 20 July 2018 Justice / Yasmin Qureshi Yasmin Qureshi responds to Public Accounts Committee report into Government’s £1.2bn courts reform programme Continue Reading
Friday 13 July 2018 Justice / Shami Chakrabarti Shami Chakrabarti responds to the Crown Prosecution Service report Continue Reading
Wednesday 11 July 2018 Justice / Richard Burgon The crisis in our prisons has now become an emergency – Richard Burgon Continue Reading
Tuesday 10 July 2018 Justice / Richard Burgon Government turning prisons into places of reform will remain a pipedream – Richard Burgon Continue Reading
Tuesday 19 June 2018 Imran Hussain / Justice Imran Hussain responds to HMP Woodhill report Continue Reading
Friday 15 June 2018 Justice / Richard Burgon Richard Burgon comment on “upskirting” being made a specific sexual offense Continue Reading
Saturday 9 June 2018 Justice / Shami Chakrabarti Shami Chakrabarti responds to Theresa May’s comments on abortion rights Continue Reading
Thursday 7 June 2018 Justice / Shami Chakrabarti Shami Chakrabarti responds to Supreme Court ruling on Northern Ireland abortion laws Continue Reading