The Latest Breaking News from Shabana Mahmood

Shah Rahman, then aged 29, was one of four al Qaida-inspired British extremists jailed over a plot to bomb London Stock Exchange in 2012.

Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood said the move was to ‘confront the reality’ of the pressures on the service.

The law change is expected to be made in the Victims, Courts and Public Protection Bill, which will be laid in Parliament in the next few months.

Shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick was speaking during justice questions in the House of Commons.

Shabana Mahmood has promised a new law will be published by the summer

The Labour grandee called for the government to scrap the right to a jury trial for ‘either way’ mid-level offences amid soaring court backlogs

What happened to children at the hands of Pakistani-heritage rape gangs and how the police and councillors failed society’s most vulnerable, has been hauled back into the public spotlight by Elon Musk. For many of us rereading the details, it has been a sickening experience.

Matthew Booth, from Bolton, is facing further time in jail after claims he has restarted a relationship with an ex

Shabana Mahmood has already promised to cut the number of women serving prison sentences

The extra 2,000 takes the total to 108,500 sitting days this year for courts in England and Wales.

Retired high court judge told that ‘nothing is off the table’ to reform the courts service and end the massive backlog of cases