2025 September

HILLSBOROUGH LAW: COMMONS INTRODUCTION the Rt Hon David Lammy MP has confirmed that the Bill will be introduced. It has been 36 years since the Hillsborough disaster. What happened following the Hillsborough disaster must never happen again: • Police officers lying and changing witness statements to protect reputations; • Families bereaved by a major disaster

I was a signatory to a letter coordinated by Antonia Bance MP. The letter to the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, Rt Hon. Peter Kyle MP, urged the Department to consider the support that the Government could provide to the Jaguar Land Rover supply chain in the event of the shutdown lasting for

The Bill came before the Commons 16 September 2025 for debate and votes on the Bill at Second Reading. The Sentencing Bill aims to ease prison overcrowding while keeping dangerous offenders in custody longer. It introduces a new “Progression model” for determinate sentences, allowing misconduct in custody to extend time served. On release, offenders may

The Bill passed its Third Reading in the House of Lords and returned to the Commons for consideration on the Lords’ amendments on 15 September 2025. As I chaired the Bill Committee I was unable to vote. There were 12 amendments selected for debates and votes: Lords Amendment 1, imposes a duty on employers to offer a