The Latest Breaking News from Robert Buckland

Child serial killer nurse Lucy Letby to be sentenced

Letby was convicted on Friday of the murder of seven babies and the attempted murder of six more during her shifts at a neonatal unit.

The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2023

Former minister suggests broadcasting Lucy Letby’s sentencing to her cell

Tory Robert Buckland, a former justice secretary, says killer nurse should have ‘nowhere to hide’ if she won’t attend court

The Guardian - UK · Aug 20, 2023

Ministers ‘dragging feet’ on forcing killers to court as Lucy Letby to skip sentencing

Calls for change come as senior doctor calls for hospital executives who failed to act on concerns about Letby to be investigated for corporate manslaughter

The Independent UK · Aug 20, 2023

Boris Johnson hands WhatsApp messages to Covid inquiry as allies hit out at ministers

Friends of the former PM accused Rishi Sunak’s ministers of going to court to challenge the request because they do not want to hand over the contents of their phones

Daily Mirror · Jun 2, 2023

Boris bypasses Rishi to tell Covid inquiry it can have his unredacted messages

Ex-PM says he is keen to provide messages from his old phone – discarded for security reasons

The Independent UK · Jun 2, 2023

Tory MPs plead with Sunak to ‘get a grip’ of immigration

The former Tory leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith says public will turn on party if it fails to bring down net migration

The Independent UK · May 20, 2023

Tory MP tells Suella Braverman to 'concentrate on the job'

A TORY MP has told Suella Braverman to “concentrate on her job” amid claims from her own party that she undermined Rishi Sunak’s authority…

The National (Scotland) · May 16, 2023

Suella Braverman slammed by top Tory Sir Robert Buckland and told to ‘concentrate on her job’

Suella Braverman was slammed on Tuesday by a senior Tory MP for her speech to a Right-wing conference and told she should “concentrate on the job” as Home Secretary.

Evening Standard · May 16, 2023

Calls for cameras in jail cells so cowardly killers like Thomas Cashman can't hide

The ECHO recently launched a campaign calling for an urgent change in the law to force killers to face their victims' families

Liverpool Echo · Apr 25, 2023

Put cameras in jail cells so killers can't hide from victims’ families, top Tory demands

Sir Robert Buckland, a former justice secretary, urged the newly appointed Justice Secretary to take action to punish convicted criminals who refuse to attend sentencing hearings

Daily Mirror · Apr 24, 2023