Labour’s Charging Commission

As Shadow Attorney General, one of my main focuses has been developing Labour’s approach to…

Use of ‘bad character’ evidence to secure rape convictions

In their February 2022 report on the post-charge handling of rape cases, the Joint Inspectorate…

Letter to the Attorney General about the charge rate for rape

Dear Victoria, At Attorney General’s questions this morning, I raised the findings of the analysis…

My letter to Suella Braverman on the Fraud Strategy

Dear Suella, There is much to welcome in the long-overdue Fraud Strategy, finally published last…

Unduly Lenient Sentences

Each week, ministers decide which cases submitted to the Unduly Lenient Sentences Scheme should be…

Boosting prosecutor numbers

The Tories are missing in action in the fight against crime, and sleepwalking through a…

Wasteful government spending

Many of you will have seen Labour’s launch of the GPC Files, an investigation I…

Cracking down on stalking and harassment

An estimated 1 in 5 women in Britain will experience some form of stalking in…

Blocking scam phone calls

In the summer of 2021 alone, 45 million people in the UK being targeted with…

Turning The Tide on Corporate Fraud

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