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Starmer has no option but to reduce prisoner sentences or risk justice system collapse, unions warn
The Independent via Yahoo News Singapore· 4 hours agoThe new justice secretary, Shabana Mahmood, is expected to announce such measures on Friday, with...
Prisoners to be released early to ease overcrowding
BBC via Yahoo News Singapore· 13 hours ago[Reuters] The government will announce plans on Friday to release prisoners early to stop jails becoming full, the BBC has confirmed. Justice Secretary ...
Prisons overcrowding crisis ‘worse than I thought’, says Starmer
PA Media: UK News via Yahoo News Singapore· 7 hours agoThat is a shocking indictment. That is a total failure of government,” Sir Keir said. Justice...
Keir Starmer holds press conference in Washington after Nato summit ahead of flight back to UK –...
The Independent via Yahoo News Singapore· 39 minutes agoThe new justice secretary, Shabana Mahmood, is expected to announce such measures on Friday, with...
Calls to end injustice of indefinite jail terms as Keir Starmer to release prisoners early
The Independent via Yahoo News Singapore· 3 hours agoSir Keir called the situation “beyond irresponsible” with prisons set to reach capacity within...
Female MPs call harassment an assault on democracy
BBC via Yahoo News Singapore· 6 days agoJess Phillips spoke of party workers being filmed in the street and making regular calls to police, while Shabana Mahmood said masked men had disrupted...
What is top of the to-do list for the new Justice Secretary?
PA Media: UK News via Yahoo News Singapore· 6 days agoShabana Mahmood could face pressure to make a string of urgent decisions as she takes on the role of...
Keir Starmer promises to send fewer people to prison as he prepares to release offenders early
The Independent via Yahoo News Singapore· 6 hours agoThe prime minister has hit out at the inheritance left for him by the Conservatives and branded...
Keir Starmer ‘beyond frustrated’ at prisons overcrowding crisis
PA Media: UK News via Yahoo News Singapore· 6 hours agoNewly appointed Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood is said to have been told the move could stop...
Why Starmer hired key-cutting boss as prisons minister
BBC via Yahoo News Singapore· 5 days agoMr Timpson is now the person assigned to sorting out the crisis as a matter of urgency, along with...