The UK's Labour government has introduced new sentencing guidelines that consider factors such as ethnicity, culture, and faith, making custodial sentences less likely for members of these minority groups. This move has sparked debate over the fairness of the justice system, with critics arguing it establishes a 'two-tier justice system'. The guidelines aim to provide judges with more information to tailor sentences to individual offenders, addressing systemic disparities, but opponents claim it introduces bias into sentencing practices.

Robert Jenrick @RobertJenrick

Under new guidance prison sentences will be less likely for ‘ethnic minorities’ and ‘faith minority communities’.

This would create a two tier justice system.

We belive in equality under the law.

Why doesn’t Labour?

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