'Sufficient capacity' exists in the prison system despite the unprecedented rise following the riots across England, the Justice Secretary says
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One of the oddest bits of riot damage is this week's reversal of roles between the supposedly dripping wet Justice Secretary, Ken Clarke, and the Work and Pensions Secretary, back-to-basics Right-winger Iain Duncan Smith... more
Riots that swept across the UK were the result of a penal system that fails to stop 'a feral underclass' reoffending, the Justice Secretary
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There is a new urgency to the debate about the August riots. Today Tim Godwin, the acting Metropolitan Police Commissioner, declared that the riots are a "wake-up call" for London... more
The London riots were a 'wake up' call for the criminal justice system, the Met said today as Mayor Boris Johnson said rioters must be given help to turn their lives around... more
Where is Ken Clarke? The Justice Secretary still hasn't emerged from his holiday and has remained invisible throughout Britain's summer rioting... more
Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke's plans to limit the use of remand and reform sentences put cost-cutting before public protection, Labour has said... more
Why has the Sun been gunning so relentlessly for Justice Secretary Ken Clarke? Rupert Murdoch's paper has railed against "Calamity Clarke" for being soft on prison sentence reforms, prompting David Cameron to call a halt to some of Clarke's plans... more
The father of murdered schoolboy Damilola Taylor today called on the Prime Minister to sack Ken Clarke because he 'does not know what criminality is about'... more
The Conservatives' reputation as the party of law and order is at risk. That perception is the common thread behind today's government initiatives on crime: ministers want to sound and act tougher... more
Child pornography pedlars could serve just half their sentences under a compromise being thrashed out between David Cameron and Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke, it is claimed... more
A sex attack victim who confronted Ken Clarke over his proposals to halve jail sentences for rapists who confess said she wants a 'complete overhaul' of the justice system... more
Public will face a greater risk of terror attack if plans to let serious offenders out of jail earlier go ahead, the Government's former terrorism watchdog warns
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Ken Clarke was humiliated on live radio by the victim of a serious sexual attack after sparking fury by proposals for shorter jail terms for rapists... more
Three taxis turned into mobile protest booths allowing people to voice their opinions about cuts to legal aid proposed by Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke
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