‘It appears he cannot read’: Mahmood and Jenrick clash over sentencing guidelines
Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood and her Tory counterpart Robert Jenrick just clashed rather dramatically in the Commons over the Sentencing Council’s new guidelines.
A quick reminder…
Advice published by the council last week stated people who are from an “ethnic minority, cultural minority, and/or faith minority community” should be considered for a pre-sentence report before judgement is passed after they have committed a crime.
Jenrick was quick to accuse Labour of wanting ethnic minorities to receive more lenient sentences (watch below). Mahmood pointed out the guidance was consulted on when the Tories were in power, and then wrote to the council requesting they change the guidance.
Our political reporter Alix Culbertson examined the topic further here.
Back to today…
Mahmood accused Jenrick of having “amnesia” on the subject – and of pretending to be the leader of the opposition.
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