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What will the justice secretary do next?

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Joshua Rozenberg
Dec 09, 2024
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The justice secretary’s plans to reform the way offenders are sentenced for homicide appear hasty and inconsistent. But let’s not rush to judgment before we find out what Shabana Mahmood is planning to tell us later this week.

Shabana Mahmood announcing her sentencing review on 22 October ©House of Commons

Two announcements were made on Friday morning, without advance notice to reporters.

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