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The Latest Breaking News from Alex Chalk

Child killer Colin Pitchfork’s release from prison delayed

Pitckfork left prison in 2021 but was recalled two months later for approaching a lone female

Evening Standard

Colin Pitchfork Parole Board decision to be reconsidered by fresh panel

The Justice Secretary asked the Parole Board to reconsider its decision to release the double child killer.

The Independent UK

Child killer Colin Pitchfork’s release from prison put on hold

Judge rules decision to release man convicted in 1988 of murdering two 15-year-old girls should be reviewed

The Guardian - UK

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Justice Secretary demands ‘full force of sanctions’ against unscrupulous lawyers

Multiple solicitors agreed to help an undercover reporter posing as an economic migrant submit a phoney application in exchange for money.

The Independent UK

Britain’s creaking courts and the long wait for justice

Rape and sex crime victims are trapped in the delays of the criminal justice system. Victims Commissioner Claire Waxman speaks out about the justice crisis.

Evening Standard

Killer of Olivia Pratt-Korbel shielded from her family at trial, mother says

Cheryl Korbel branded Thomas Cashman a coward.

The Independent UK

Justice Secretary: Places in prison remain under ‘intense pressure’

Alex Chalk was appearing before the Commons Justice Committee.

The Independent UK

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BBC presenter scandal: The claims and timeline of allegations - old

The unnamed presenter has been suspended with the BBC due to meet with the Metropolitan Police on Monday

The Independent UK

BBC presenter scandal: All the allegations made against TV star so far - OLD

The unnamed BBC presenter has been suspended as pressure mounts on the broadcaster

The Independent UK

Who has spoken out about BBC presenter scandal? Timeline of bombshell allegations

The BBC has suspended a male employee over the claims

The Independent UK

Rape victims set to be spared trawls of social media by police

Police focus should be on the alleged perpetrators, not victims, the Justice Secretary said

Evening Standard

Minister says BBC may be investigated over handling of allegations against presenter

Justice secretary makes suggestion as report claims it took more than six weeks for director general to be informed

The Guardian - UK

Claims against BBC presenter are ‘rubbish’, says letter from young person’s lawyer, BBC reports – as it happened

‘Nothing inappropriate or unlawful has taken place’, letter from lawyer acting for young person says, according to BBC report

The Guardian - UK

Joe Biden and Rishi Sunak meet at Downing St amid signs of strain in trans-Atlantic ties

American and UK ‘rock solid’ partners says Biden despite rifts over cluster bombs and Brexit

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Campaigners say ministers ‘too quick’ to celebrate increased rape convictions

Justice secretary cites ‘significant progress’, but campaigners point out that vast majority of rape survivors still do not report to police

The Week

Colin Pitchfork: justice secretary attempts to halt killer’s release

Justice Secretary Alex Chalk has asked the Parole Board to reconsider a decision to allow child killer Colin Pitchfork to be released from prison.

Evening Standard

Who is Colin Pitchfork? The child killer being considered for parole

The Lord Chancellor has asked for a review after it was deemed he was safe to be released

The Guardian - UK

Justice secretary asks for review of child murderer’s release from prison

Decision by Parole Board to free Colin Pitchfork, who raped and killed two teenagers in 1988, called ‘unthinkable’ by Alex Chalk

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Evening Standard

Lord Chancellor asks Parole Board to reconsider release of rapist child killer Colin Pitchfork

The Parole Board ruled that Pitchfork, jailed for life for raping and strangling 15-year-olds Lynda Mann and Dawn Ashworth, could be freed

The Independent UK

Lord Chancellor asks Parole Board to reconsider Colin Pitchfork release

The Parole Board ruled that Pitchfork, jailed for life for raping and strangling 15-year-olds Lynda Mann and Dawn Ashworth, could be freed.

The Independent UK

New jail opens with designs to cut crime and boost the local economy

HMP Fosse Way has been heralded as the greenest prison ever.

The Independent UK

UK to introduce new law preventing lawyers from advising Russian companies in latest sanction over Ukraine

Justice secretary Alex Chalk says sanction would ‘further isolate’ Moscow on the world stage

The Independent UK

Russia to be blocked from accessing UK legal advice in latest sanction

Justice Secretary Alex Chalk said the sanction would ‘further isolate’ Moscow on the world stage after its invasion of Ukraine.

The Independent UK

Shelving of Bill of Rights plan ‘disappointing’ – Raab

Dominic Raab has hit out at the Government, after ministers decided not to proceed with the Bill of Rights.

Daily Mirror

Families left in limbo as STILL no date for law to force killers to attend court

It is the first time Justice Secretary Alex Chalk, who is new to the role after taking over from bully Dominic Raab, has addressed the issue

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