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'Two-tier justice' row: Government plans to change law to overrule sentencing council
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The government plans to change the law so it can overrule Sentencing Council guidelines following a row over "two-tier justice", Sky News understands.
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Jenrick: Two-tier sentencing is unfair against white men
Robert Jenrick says the justice secretary's decision to override independent guidance on how ethnic minorities should be sentenced is "unfair" and "discriminatory". The shadow justice secretary adds, "she has failed totally in her duty to uphold the rule of law". He adds "two-tier sentencing" is "biased" against men, white people and Christians. Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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