US EditionMinister threatens law change after 'two-tier' row
- A Minister claimed that the 'two-tier justice' rules are discriminatory against white and Christian men, violating equal treatment under the law.
- The Sentencing Council's new guidelines require judges to consider criminals' backgrounds, which has faced criticism from the Tories for creating 'two-tier justice'.
- Mr. Jenrick announced a challenge to the sentencing guidance in court, claiming it promotes anti-white and anti-Christian bias.
- Shabana Mahmood called for the abandonment of the new guidelines, arguing they could lead to a two-tier justice system.
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Inside Britain's two-tier justice system
It might not induce quite the same moral nausea as the Pakistani rape gangs cover-up, but the ongoing sentencing guidelines scandal is another hard-hitting episode in a promising new series in which public disgust is suddenly and belatedly directed towards racist policies in the justice system. This latest upset concerns pre-sentence reports and shines a light on how the system has been captured by political activism. “PSRs” are reports about a d
Fact check: New sentencing guidelines were written by independent body
The guidelines say courts should always order a pre-sentence report when considering a prison term ‘unless it considers that it is unnecessary’. The Conservative Party claimed that the Prime Minister supports a change to the guidelines about when courts should ask for a so-called pre-sentencing report. Writing on social media, the party said: “Keir Starmer wants to treat ethnic minority criminals more leniently in sentencing, creating a two-tier…
'As long as the Equality Act stays in place, we are destined for a two-tier Britain indefinitely'
Some of you may remember the Labour government’s ruthless crackdown on the riots and disorder that followed the Southport attack back in the summer.It puzzled many people - how could it be that the Prime Minister, the man who took the knee to the Black Lives Matter mob with his deputy Angela Rayner, just hours after the mob pulled down the statue of Edward Colston in Bristol, how could he, all of a sudden, be a law and order Prime Minister?It di…
Justice Secretary warns law change after row over ‘two tier system’
The Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood has warned she will change the law if necessary - after a row over new guidelines for England and Wales on sentencing people to jail which, it's claimed, would discriminate against white men.
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