India's Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) are the backbone of the economy, with over 51% of India’s 63 million registered small businesses based in Tier 2 and 3 cities, indicating ...

The Sentencing Council has hit pause on its controversial new 'two tier' guidelines at the 11th hour – after a showdown with ministers. The independent body has confirmed that the new rules – which ...

A new law to reverse 'two tier' guidance on the sentencing of offenders from minorities will not be passed for weeks despite Keir Starmer vowing to 'fast-track' it. The new guidelines from the ...

An emergency law will be pushed through the Commons tomorrow in a desperate attempt to stop 'two-tier' justice. Shabana Mahmood will seek to 'surgically block' new Sentencing Council guidelines ...

Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood has said she will write to the council to "register my displeasure" and recommend reversing the change, after the Tories accused her of overseeing "two-tier justice".

The Sentencing Council directions for judges sparked a cross-party backlash and claims of “two-tier justice”. Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood has threatened to strip the quango of its powers ...

The “two-tier” justice row has reared its ugly head again, as it emerges judges and magistrates are being told to prioritise bail for ethnic minorities as they are at higher risk of being ...

The updated guidance, which comes into force from April, has been accused of introducing a “two-tier” system after requesting a person’s ethnicity, culture, faith and gender is considered in a ...

The Sentencing Council has refused a request from the Lord Chancellor to change guidance that prompted a row over “two-tier justice”. Sir Keir Starmer said he was “disappointed” with the ...

New guidance for judges to consider a criminal’s ethnicity before deciding their punishment could be overruled by a change in the law to stop “two-tier” justice, the Conservative leader has said. Kemi ...

Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood is to hold talks with the Sentencing Council after it rejected her demand to change guidance to judges following claims of ‘two-tier’ justice (Ben Whitley/PA ...

The Sentencing Council has been accused of 'two-tier justice' following reports ethnic minority criminals are to receive ...