“We call upon all sides to implement the ceasefire, including in Lebanon.”
A key and important sentence in a welcome joint statement from our government, European countries, Canada and Japan.
Victims must be at the heart of our justice system.
Working with @alexdaviesjones.bsky.social and @elliereeves.bsky.social we have delivered this important change to the sentencing scheme - which better ensures victim voices will be heard.
@theguardian.com
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13,000 children are sentenced in our courts each year. 33% of them go on to reoffend.
The youth court was an important change. But now it’s time to look again at its approach and effectiveness from first principles.
@lawsocietygazette.bsky.social
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In a unique double the impressive @JakeRichardsMP is on Question Time and Life Goals in the same week! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/l... #COYS!
Successful leaders do not use their platform to divide, but to bring people together to face our collective challenges.
The current MP for Clacton doesn’t get this. That is why we will work tirelessly to make the positive case to defeat him. 🌹
Starting the day in Birmingham, speaking to Youth Justice leaders at the annual @_YJB conference.
@DavidLammy and I determined to modernise and transform our youth justice system to better prevent crime, reduce reoffending and turn around young lives. 🌹
Absurd reporting
Labour can very legitimately be criticised on many fronts, but pretty depressing to see the Guardian seemingly suggest that cracking down on dirty foreign money being laundered into UK politics through crypto - which is objectively in the national interest - is a political move just to spite Reform.
Rehabilitation must be at the heart of the youth justice system. This will turn around young lives and better protect our communities. Punishment that works.
Important to learn from other systems as we develop our modernisation programme.
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Nick Timothy is a disgrace.
If Kemi Badenoch was remotely serious about standing up for British values, she would sack him today. 👇
Best day in the job so far - bringing Tony Hudgell and his parents to Downing Street to meet Keir Starmer to celebrate the creation of a child cruelty register.
There is a lot more work to do. But because of the Hudgell’s courage, lives will be saved.
“I lost my job after harassing a complete stranger in the street because he’s Jewish”
Ready for the Wickersley 10km. Great event raising money for Sheffield Children’s Hospital. 🏃♂️ 🏃
A Child Cruelty Register will help protect children from heinous physical abuse. Congratulations to the inspirational Tony Hudgell & Mum Paula & Helen Grant MP. Many thanks to @jessphillipsmp.bsky.social & @jakerichardsmp.bsky.social for listening & making it happen
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A Child Cruelty Register will help protect children from those that commit heinous physical abuse.
Delighted to play a small role in delivering this with @jessphillipsmp.bsky.social. But the heroes are Tony Hudgell, and his mother Paula.
They inspire all of us. 👇
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Alcohol misuse is a root cause of reoffending that blights our communities.
So we are investing in alcohol tags and community measures that will help turnaround lives and cut crime.
I went to the pub to watch @Fraser_Knight get drunk to test their effectiveness. 👇
“We were crushed by the horror” but “I’m a survivor”
Gisèle Pelicot speaks to #Newsnight
But our modernisation agenda will build a youth justice system which reflects and meets the complex needs of children today – keeping our streets safe, reducing reoffending, and cutting crime. Back to work!
There is more to do - on criminal records, the youth court system, legal representation, diversion orders, support for children in care, safeguarding in custody, use of technology and AI to focus reduce and better understand the root causes of offending. And more!
And we’re backing this up with £320 million of funding for youth justice services over the next three years.
For the first time in decades, we are offering long term financial certainty for youth justice services. More details in policy statement 👇
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I’ve also asked @Rachel_deSouza to look at how we improve education provision in Youth Custody. The current provision, despite the dedicated staff, is not fit for purpose - and we need to ensure child offenders get access to the skills they need to turn their backs on crime.
There is much more to do to tackle knife crime, though. And in the coming weeks, we’ll be making further announcements working with brilliant Education and Home Office colleagues.
Designed by youth justice services, these plans will focus on the child’s needs and help them turn their back on crime for ever. Children could receive intensive mentoring or support to remain in education or access to healthcare.
Whatever it takes to prevent offending.
We are also determined to dramatically reduce knife crime.
Our new policy means every child caught with a knife will now receive a tailored mandatory plan to tackle the roots of their offending, whether that’s exploitation by criminal gangs or childhood trauma.
We know targeted prevention schemes can really help young people turn away from crime.
I’ve seen the brilliant work of our Turnaround Programme. More than 90% of children who took part avoided future police cautions or court. That’s why we are investing in it for the long term.
Yesterday, @DavidLammy and I launched the beginning of the biggest transformation in Youth Justice for a generation.
Our youth services already do fantastic work, but to ensure we protect the public and reduce reoffending, we need the system to evolve.
Ratcliffe’s comments are offensive to those who come here to contribute to our economy and public services.
We share the public’s concern about immigration; that’s why we have reduced numbers dramatically.
But we must be united in this challenge, not seek to inflame and divide.
Good response to Jim Ratcliffe's appalling comment on immigration.
@jakerichardsmp.bsky.social: "Jim Ratcliffe has moved to Monaco to save £4 billion worth of tax in this country, one might question whether he is the patriot that we need to comment on this issue."
Knife crime is down under Labour. But as we have tragically seen this week, there is much more work to do.
Today, we’ve announced new measures to ensure early, rapid and rigorous intervention for children found with a knife.
This will make our country safer and save lives. @lbc.co.uk
The Tories suggest our Prime Minister should not visit China. Wholly unserious.
A sensible and pragmatic relationship with China is in our national interest.
The Prime Minister’s visit was a welcome reset. 🇬🇧
