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Farah Naz, whose niece Zara Aleena was murdered by a man who had been out of prison on licence for nine days, warned of the potential consequences if the probation service was unable to cope

Justice secretary’s plan includes extra recruitment but head of service queries timings, with moves to bring forward releases starting in September

With many MPs who served Blair and Brown, Starmer’s team is one of the most experienced in recent times

The UK has a new Labour Prime Minister - here’s what it means for survivors of domestic- and gender-based violence

Yvette Cooper warns of intimidation of would-be MPs and volunteers over party’s previous stance on Gaza

Akhmed Yakoob has also spoken out in support of misogynistic influencer Andrew Tate

Independent Akhmed Yakoob, who polls suggest is closing gap on Labour, also said ‘70% of hell will be women’

According to shadow justice secretary Shabana Mahmood, expanding on the contents of her party’s new manifesto, should Labour win the general election next month, it will establish 80 new rape courts across and England and Wales to fast-track cases as part of “wide-ranging plans to tackle violence against women and…

Nigel Farage is facing claims of using “dog whistle” tactics by suggesting Rishi Sunak does not understand “our culture”.