2026

The Bill returned to the Commons from the Lords. It will make sentencing reforms in line with the recommendations made by the Independent Sentencing Review in May 2025. Chapter Five of the review -‘Taking a victim-centred approach’ recommended that the Government continues the provision of free copies of judge’s sentencing remarks to victims of Rape

The Home Secretary, the Rt Hon Shabana Mahmood, made a statement on Chief Constable Craig Guildford’s admission that false information, acquired through the use of Microsoft’s Copilot AI Chatbot, contributed to the decision to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from a match against Aston Villa last year. I asked the following: “Is the Home Secretary able

As a member of the Panel of Chairs, I chaired the three debates in the Grand Committee Room, Westminster Hall on 13 January 2026 from 2.30pm: 1 That this House has considered the potential merits of regulating airport drop-off charges: moved by Yasmin Qureshi MP, it was responded to by The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State

After MPs considered the Bill at Second Reading on Tuesday 16 December 2025, it was agreed that a number of clauses would be committed to a Committee of the whole House on Monday 12 and Tuesday 13 January 2026. The House considers the Bill in the same way as a Public Bill Committee, but does