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
Thursday 17 May 2018 Justice It is shocking that staffing levels in our prisons continue to be woefully inadequate – Imran Hussain Continue Reading
Friday 11 May 2018 Justice / Richard Burgon Richard Burgon comments on upcoming parliamentary debate on Grenfell Continue Reading
Saturday 28 April 2018 Justice / Richard Burgon Richard Burgon responds to Parole Board proposals by the Ministry of Justice Continue Reading
Thursday 26 April 2018 Justice / Richard Burgon Reckless decision to slash prison budgets and axe prison officers has left our prisons more violent than ever – Burgon Continue Reading
Tuesday 24 April 2018 Justice / Sharon Hodgson Labour is demanding justice for sodium valproate victims – Sharon Hodgson Continue Reading
Friday 20 April 2018 Justice / Richard Burgon Labour to restore publicly funded legal advice for housing Continue Reading
Wednesday 28 March 2018 Justice / Richard Burgon Richard Burgon responds Judicial Review on the Worboys case Continue Reading
Thursday 22 March 2018 Justice / Shami Chakrabarti Mitting Inquiry shows we must urgently review the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act – Chakrabarti Continue Reading
Wednesday 21 March 2018 Justice / Richard Burgon Conservatives’ part-privatisation of probation has been a costly failure – Richard Burgon Continue Reading
Tuesday 20 March 2018 Gloria De Piero / Justice Gloria De Piero comments on the introduction of the Civil Liability Bill to the House of Lords Continue Reading
Tuesday 20 March 2018 Justice / Richard Burgon The government should stop delaying review into its legal aid cuts – Richard Burgon Continue Reading