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Tuesday 22 June 2021 David Lammy / Justice

David Lammy responds to calls for reduced juries to help clear backlog

Thursday 17 June 2021 Ellie Reeves. / Justice

Ellie Reeves responds to the publication of the Government’s end to end rape review

Thursday 17 June 2021 Anna McMorrin / Justice

Anna McMorrin responds to the removal of children from Rainsbrook youth custody centre

Wednesday 9 June 2021 David Lammy / Justice

David Lammy responds to Conservative decision to abstain on Opposition Day Debate on ‘Protecting the public and ensuring justice for victims’

Tuesday 25 May 2021 Ellie Reeves. / Justice

Labour calls on the Government to publish its long awaited rape review

Monday 24 May 2021 Ellie Reeves. / Justice

Labour responds to figures showing only one in 60 rapes lead to a charge

Thursday 20 May 2021 David Lammy / Justice

David Lammy responds to reports that the Judicial Support Network has referred the Judicial Appointments Commission to the EHRC

Sunday 16 May 2021 David Lammy / Jess Phillips / Justice / Nick Thomas-Symonds

Labour publishes Green Paper as Tories fall short on ending violence against women and girls

Thursday 8 April 2021 David Lammy / Justice

Labour calls for urgent action as Crown Court backlog hits new record high

Monday 29 March 2021 David Lammy / Justice

Labour calls for emergency action as Crown Court delays spike while robbery, theft, criminal damage and arson, drug offences and fraud convictions hit a 10-year low

Thursday 18 March 2021 David Lammy / Justice

David Lammy comments on the Government’s response to the Independent Review of Administrative Law

Tuesday 16 March 2021 David Lammy / Justice

Labour reveals catalogue of rapists who got less time in prison than the Government’s proposed maximum sentence for damaging statues

Tuesday 16 March 2021 Justice / Lyn Brown

Lyn Brown responds to watchdog finding serious failures to ensure race equality within the probation service

Tuesday 9 March 2021 Justice / Policing

Labour responds to the publication of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill

Wednesday 24 February 2021 Justice / Peter Kyle

Peter Kyle responds to the Victims Commissioner’s call for the introduction of a Victims Law

Thursday 18 February 2021 David Lammy / Justice

Justice system in crisis as the number of defendants prosecuted falls by 25% and the proportion of defendants on remand at 5-year high

Wednesday 17 February 2021 David Lammy / Justice

Labour calls for urgent action as Crown Court backlog hits an ‘all-time record’ of 56,000 cases

Monday 30 November 2020 Justice

Ellie Reeves comments on shadow rape review report

Wednesday 18 November 2020 Justice / Peter Kyle

Peter Kyle responds to the publication of a revised Victims’ Code

Friday 6 November 2020 David Lammy / Justice

David Lammy says further restrictions in prisons are because of “government failure”

Tuesday 27 October 2020 David Lammy / Justice / Youth

David Lammy responds to UN special rapporteur on torture’s assessment of UK Government’s policy on detained children

Thursday 22 October 2020 Ellie Reeves. / Justice

Ellie Reeves responds to HMCPSI report on letters to victims from the CPS

Tuesday 20 October 2020 Ellie Reeves. / Justice

Ellie Reeves responds to Dame Vera Baird QC’s survey into the experience of the criminal justice system for rape victims

Tuesday 20 October 2020 David Lammy / Justice

David Lammy responds to HM Chief Inspector of Prisons’ annual report

Tuesday 20 October 2020 Justice / Peter Kyle

Peter Kyle welcomes proposal to open Parole Board hearings to victims but calls for further improvements to victims’ rights

Monday 19 October 2020 Ellie Reeves. / Justice

Ellie Reeves responds to CPS announcing changes to legal guidance for prosecutors on rape and serious sexual offences

Friday 9 October 2020 David Lammy / Justice

Labour warns against ‘complacency’ as coronavirus second spike hits prisons

Tuesday 6 October 2020 David Lammy / Justice

David Lammy responds to the news that G4S has been awarded the contract to run the new prison at Wellingborough

Wednesday 16 September 2020 David Lammy / Justice

David Lammy responds to proposed sentencing law changes

Wednesday 16 September 2020 David Lammy / Justice

David Lammy MP, Labour’s Shadow Justice Secretary, responds to proposed sentencing law changes

Tuesday 8 September 2020 Justice

Lord Falconer responds to resignation of the Head of the Legal Department

Sunday 6 September 2020 David Lammy / Justice

David Lammy responds to reports that Government lengthening time unconvicted defendants can spend in custody before trial

Monday 10 August 2020 Justice / Lord Falconer

Lord Falconer responds to reports that No 10 is planning to set targets for rape prosecution levels for the CPS

Wednesday 5 August 2020 Coronavirus / David Lammy / Justice

Labour calls for action to tackle courts backlog as landmark ruling paves way for release of dangerous criminals

Friday 31 July 2020 David Lammy / Justice

David Lammy responds to appointment of panel on reform of judicial review process

Thursday 30 July 2020 David Lammy / Justice

David Lammy responds to record high for self-harm incidents in custody

Thursday 30 July 2020 Justice

Lord Falconer responds to CPS measures to tackle low level of rape prosecutions

Monday 13 July 2020 David Lammy / Home / Justice / Nick Thomas-Symonds

Response to consultation on doubling maximum sentence for assaulting emergency workers

Monday 18 May 2020 David Lammy / Justice

Prisons facing unprecedented challenges during covid-19 pandemic – David Lammy

Monday 11 May 2020 David Lammy / Justice

David Lammy responds to news that jury trials will resume from next week

Friday 1 May 2020 David Lammy / Justice

Labour calls for ‘emergency action plan’ for courts and the judiciary in response to Covid-19 crisis

Saturday 18 April 2020 David Lammy / Home / Justice

David Lammy responds to the suspension of the prisoner early release programme

Friday 17 April 2020 David Lammy / Justice

Time is of the essence to prevent our prisons from becoming Covid-19 hotspots

Saturday 7 December 2019 Justice / Richard Burgon

Richard Burgon responds to the conviction of Joseph McCann

Wednesday 20 November 2019 Justice / Shami Chakrabarti

“After almost a decade of cuts to the criminal justice system, the Conservatives have all but decriminalised rape” – Chakrabarti responds to Tory parole hearings proposal

Monday 4 November 2019 Justice / Richard Burgon

Government prison safety measures – Richard Burgon responds

Thursday 31 October 2019 Justice / Richard Burgon

Burgon responds to latest prison violence statistics

Sunday 22 September 2019 Justice / Richard Burgon

Richard Burgon speaking at Labour Party Conference

Saturday 21 September 2019 Justice / Richard Burgon

Labour announces plans to reduce the number of victims of crime by scrapping ineffective short sentences and investing in proven alternatives to custody

Friday 20 September 2019 Justice / Richard Burgon