The Latest Breaking News from Ellie Reeves

New Lord Chancellor pledges to be ‘ambitious’ in cutting crown court backlog

Justice Secretary Alex Norris was sworn in as Lord Chancellor on Thursday.

Evening Standard · Oct 1

New justice secretary vows to be ‘ambitious’ to cut rising court backlog

Ministry of Justice figures showed there were 80,829 cases still to be dealt with at the end of June

The Independent UK · Oct 1

MPs ‘failing to learn lesson’ over freebies after accepting £400,000 of hospitality

MPs receive Harry Styles concert tickets worth £858, Chelsea flower show tickets worth £1,839, and £3,432 of hospitality at Brit awards

The Guardian - UK · Aug 21

More than 20 London bus routes cut or re-timed as Sadiq Khan hit by backlash from Labour MPs

Full list of London bus timetable changes as TfL tries to save cash and respond to gridlock on the roads

Evening Standard · Mar 24

Government pledges £5 million in court support for domestic abuse victims

The scheme is intended to help to prevent victims from withdrawing from court cases

The Independent UK · Mar 19

Who are the NEC members who voted in Andy Burnham's by-election bid?

A 10-member NEC officers’ subgroup blocked Andy Burnham from standing in the Gorton and Denton by-election. This is who sat on the panel, and how each of them voted

Evening Standard · Jan 26

Father who shook baby daughter to death has murder sentence increased

Holford was “heavily intoxicated with cannabis” at the time of the fatal attack on his daughter

The Independent UK · Dec 2, 2025

Woman jailed for harassing Rachel Reeves’s MP sister

Tracey Smith sent the government minister and MP Ellie Reeves 22 emails and 10 voicemails

The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2025

Woman who threatened Rachel Reeves’ sister with ‘bullets’ jailed for harassment

Tracey Smith sent her MP Ellie Reeves emails and voicemails accusing her sister, the chancellor, of physically assaulting her

The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2025

No 10 denies Reeves misled public over the UK's finances ahead of Budget

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch claimed the Chancellor had ‘lied to the public’ and should be sacked

Evening Standard · Nov 28, 2025