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Geraldine Mckelvie

Justice Secretary Dominic Raab under fire as mum of tragic Baby P to be released from jail

Justice Secretary Dominic Raab was last night facing serious questions over why his department did not oppose a decision to free the mother of tragic Baby P.

The Parole Board approved the release of Tracey Connelly last month. Paperwork seen by our sister paper the Sunday Mirror states a junior official acting on behalf of Raab “confirmed that this recommendation was accepted”.

Yet 14 days later, following public fury at the news, Raab dramatically told Parliament that he would fight the decision to let the notorious mother out.

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