this was mr alex chalk speaking a little earlier. crime. that is why i have ordered an independent inquiry that will look at the actions of the police, the cps and the ccrc to get to the bottom of what went wrong and, crucially, why it took so long for the truth to come out. so, andy malkinson, who has conducted himself with extraordinary dignity in the circumstances, he deserves answers and this inquiry will deliver them. lets talk now to our legal correspondent, dominic casciani. dominic, remind us of the context to this casethis case goes back to 2003. it this casethis case goes back to 2003. ., , , this casethis case goes back to 2003. . , , :: this casethis case goes back to 2003. ., , , i: , ., , ~ 2003. it has been 20 years andrew malkinson has _ 2003. it has been 20 years andrew malkinson has been _ 2003. it has been 20 years andrew malkinson has been fighting - 2003. it has been 20 years andrew malkinson has been fighting to i 2003. it has been 20 years andrew| malkinson has been fighting to clear his name because back then

clearly from alex chalk perspective, his former criminal barrister he's seen cases and also seen whenn judgment, strongly that this is a matter of trust injudgment, trust strongly that this is a matter of trust in judgment, trust injustice itself and he really wants to get to the bottom of things as things stand. let's see where things go in the months to come. energy bills may have dropped a bit for many of us. but even with people using less energy during the summer, citizens advice is warning that many are still struggling to pay the bills. the charity says some people are taking out loans to cover their payments and its now helping a record number of people. our business correspondent marc ashdown has the details since energy bills leapt last year, more and more people have been struggling to cope. in rochester, parents have been juggling their finances to stay afloat. it's just trying to balance everything, really, making sure we can keep on top of everything. but, yeah, electricity and gas has definitely gone up and it is worrying, yeah. it's difficult. i have been having to wor

and when asked by nick robinson on the today programme, alex chalk actually stood up for lee.et, then stood up for chalk which, which was really nice because usually what you see in these situations is like some sort of circular squad. sort of circular firing squad. that's exactly right. anne robinson, your nominee, suella braverman, mp, for cracking down on these lawyers, on these corrupt lawyers, so—called rights lawyers so—called human rights lawyers who encouraging illegal who are encouraging illegal activities across the channel. and joanna jarjue, your greatest britain nominee? >> my greatest britain nominee is the lioness women's football team. i think they're doing an amazing they're putting women's football on the map. and congratulations for their latest win. and i wish them all the best in the weekend as well. do you what? you know what? >> not often i say this. all three nominees. could go three great nominees. i could go with of all three of with either of all three of them, actually. but am going them, actually. but i am going to with kwasi and chalk to go with k

and when asked by nick robinson on the today programme, alex chalk actually stood up for lee.t, then stood up for chalk which, which was really nice because usually what you see in these situations is like some sort of circular squad. sort of circular firing squad. that's exactly right. anne robinson, your nominee, suella braverman, mp, for cracking down on these lawyers, on these corrupt lawyers, so—called rights lawyers so—called human rights lawyers who encouraging illegal who are encouraging illegal activities across the channel. and joanna jarjue, your greatest britain nominee? >> my greatest britain nominee is the lioness women's football team. i think they're doing an amazing they're putting women's football on the map. and congratulations for their latest win. and i wish them all the best in the weekend as well. do you what? you know what? >> not often i say this. all three nominees. could go three great nominees. i could go with of all three of with either of all three of them, actually. but am going them, actually. but i am going to with kwasi and chalk to go with kw

the lord chancellor alex chalk and the attorney general have ordered an independent inquiry into the. the crown prosecution service and the criminal cases review commission in his conviction. and also, subsequent appeals to ensure that lessons are learned from the significant miscarriage of justice that he suffered. you can see pictures there of andrew malkinson when his conviction was quashed. as i said, that was last month after he served 17 years in jail in total. the inquiry will be led by a certain senior legal figure and the senior criminal case... they have all pledged their full cooperation. the lord chancellor and secretary of state forjustice, alex chalk said that andrew malkinson, you can see him there, andrew malkinson suffered a an atrocious miscarriage ofjustice and deserves a thorough and honest answers as to how and why it took so long to uncover. the core function of our justice system is to convict the guilty and ensure the innocent walk free, yet a man spent 17 years in prison for a crime he did not commit while a rapist remained on the loose. it is essential that

lord, chancellor alex chalk telling us no one is above the law . law. >> yes, i'm absolutely comfortablehat those who breach their professional duties, who act illegally should be convicted, punished and disgraced . but be convicted, punished and disgraced. but i'm be convicted, punished and disgraced . but i'm entirely disgraced. but i'm entirely comfortable with that. and indeed, there are various agencies , whether it's the agencies, whether it's the office of immigration services commissioner, the national crime agency , the they should all agency, the cps, they should all be doing their playing, their part in rooting out illegal practise. professionals should not have some kind of immunity simply because they're lawyers. and i speak as one myself. if they behave badly, if they behave they deserve behave illegally, they deserve to to account . to be held to account. >> a haulage firm that's part of one of the uk's largest transport groups says it may be forced to shut down its site in northern due to brexit. northern ireland due to brexit. gb news has seen a letter sent by mclernon t

speaking on bbc breakfast, the justice secretary alex chalk accepted there were legal challenges ahead for those who refuse to go on board. the position as they have made illegal objections to that process will need to go through its normal course, through our independent courts. we are very clear that if people don't have a right to be in the uk, that it is no longer sustainable for the british people to be spending £6 million a day on up to be spending £6 million a day on up to fourstar to be spending £6 million a day on up to four star accommodation, so of course we will be fair to people and ensure they are put up an appropriate accommodation which is safe and clean and decent and so on but we also have to be fair to the british people as well, and that means ensuring where there are alternatives to expensive hotel accommodation, be it a part of a disused army bases and so on, we as the budget you would expect use that alternative to make sure the british taxpayer is not being exploited. of course it's frustrating. i mean, it requires a huge amount of time and effort and organisati

that means it can't compel witnesses to give evidence, butjustice secretary alex chalk says all the agencieserves. what i want to get to is the fact of who knew what and when, why did they make the decisions, were those judgments correct, and how can people properly be held to account and lessons learned for what happened. so what will it investigate? let's start with this forensic evidence. this is the vest top worn by the victim during the attack in 2003. but in 2007, scientists, using new techniques, found dna on the top from another man. the sample came from near where the woman had been bitten. in december 2009 the scientists discussed the finding with prosecutors and detectives. one of the lawyers wrote that the discovery was "surprising" and "crime—specific". the dna appeared to be from the real attacker — there was no trace of mr malkinson. now, earlier in 2009, andy malkinson lobbied the criminal cases review commission to send his case back to judges. but in 2010 an investigator concluded: "there is nothing to be gained by having any of the dna exhibits re—tested yet again." in 201

andy malkinson said he now wants a meeting with thejustice secretary, alex chalk kc, to ask for urgent victims of miscarriages ofjustice. daniel sandford, bbc news at the court of appeal. at the cycling world championships in glasgow, great britain's kieran reilly pulled off an impressive run in the bmx freestyle park event to take the gold medal. the 22—year—old beat all—comers, including the reigning world and olympic champions. nesta mcgregor watched all the action. bmx freestyle. where we see an obstacle, a rider sees an opportunity — although the weather is a lot harder to overcome. but after the mop up, came the magic. britain's kieran reilly, with maybe a career—defining run. complex, composed and — more importantly — clean. having done his part, it was a nervous wait with six rivals still to ride. so, there you have it. confirmation, the scores are in. kieran rilley, the current european champion, is now the world champion. what a moment for the 22—year—old from newcastle. this is insane, honestly. if there was a world champs that i could choose to win, it would be a home one.

new guidance issued by the justice secretary, alex chalk comes into immediate effect today.t follows the controversy sparked by the jailing of andrew malkinson, who spent 17 years behind bars for a crime he didn't commit. he voiced his concerns that expenses may be deducted from his compensate payments, prompting downing street to make urgent amendments to the law . now, storm anthony to the law. now, storm anthony saw strong winds hit some parts of the uk yesterday, blocking 100 miles of railway between exeter and penzance in cornwall, about half a month's rain fell in some areas , with a number of in some areas, with a number of people evacuated from their homes in north yorkshire due to flooding. gusts of 78 miles an hour were measured at berry head in devon, while 43mm of rain fell in scarborough in north yorkshire international news and ukraine's president vladimir zelenskyy is accusing russia of bombing a blood transfusion centre in the north—west of the country. mr zelenskyy claims a number of people are dead and others are injured. but the president didn't disclose h

that means it can't compel witnesses to give evidence, butjustice secretary alex chalk says all the agenciesswers he deserves. what i want to get to is the fact of who knew what and when, why did they make the decisions, were those judgments correct, and how can people properly be held to account and lessons learned for what happened. so what will it investigate? let's start with this forensic evidence. this is the vest top worn by the victim during the attack in 2003. but in 2007, scientists, using new techniques, found dna on the top from another man. the sample came from near where the woman had been bitten. in december 2009, the scientists discussed the finding with prosecutors and detectives. one of the lawyers wrote that the discovery was "surprising" and "crime—specific". the dna appeared to be from the real attacker — there was no trace of mr malkinson. earlier in 2009, andy malkinson lobbied the criminal cases review commission to send his case back tojudges. but in 2010 an investigator concluded: "there is nothing to be gained by having any of the dna exhibits re—tested yet again.

alex chalk is christopher.o change the law, but the question seems to be is how quickly they're going to change it because it doesn't seem like it's going to happen very fast. >> they've been talking about this for a while, haven't they? since february, when dominic raab him, he just raab remember him, he was just justice secretary at the time. he changes he said there would be changes to law we now have to to the law where we now have to wait till the king's speech, when the government out its when the government sets out its plans the plans for new laws over the next 12 and that's out in 12 months. and that's due out in november. there is a bill going through right now. through parliament right now. it's victims and it's called the victims and prisoners bill, but that can't be amended if we're told so . be amended if we're told so. keir starmer's very generous offer to the government there to support an amendment can't go through, according to the government as things stand. but it like there is it looks like

new guidance issued by justice secretary alex chalk comes into effect as of today . comes into effect as of today. it follows the controversy sparked by the jailing of andrew malkinson , who spent 17 years malkinson, who spent 17 years behind bars for a crime he didn't commit. behind bars for a crime he didn't commit . donald trump has didn't commit. donald trump has targeted the federal judge assigned to the case, charging him with seeking to overturn the 2020 presidential election . in 2020 presidential election. in a social media post, trump said there is no way i can get a fair trial with the judge assigned no formal request has been filed with the court. well, it comes as a lawyer for donald trump says that the former president was simply exercising his right to free speech when he asked lawmakers to defy the will of their voters. trump pleaded not guilty in court last week. the health security agency is investigating after at least 57 triathletes fell ill after taking part in swimming competitions off the wearside coast in sunderland. around 2000 people took part in the uk leg o

on alex chalke's interview the lord interview with us.o hear chancellor, really good to hear your here's alex your views. now here's alex deakin tuesday deakin with your tuesday forecast . forecast. >> looks like things are heating up . boxed boilers, proud up. boxed boilers, proud sponsors of weather on . gb news sponsors of weather on. gb news morning i'm alex deakin and this is your latest weather update from the met office for gb news. >> it's going to get a bit warmer over the next few days, but still the cool side today but still on the cool side today with south split still with a north south split still and across the south, rain and damp across the south, rain and damp across the south, rain and been trickling and drizzle has been trickling in old start to the in and murky old start to the day coast of south day around the coast of south wales southwest england. wales and southwest england. that rain drizzle is heading that rain and drizzle is heading up midlands and up towards the midlands and things over things clouding over ov

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the lord chancellor and justice secretary, alex chalk, has announced an inquiry into why andy malkinsonimes. malkinson wrongly spent 17 years in jailfor a rape he did not commit. justice secretary chalk said the inquiry will examine all the actions of greater manchester police, the crown prosecution service and the criminal cases review commission over 20 years. our home and legal correspondent dominic casciani spoke to the lord chancellor and justice secretary earlier. andrew malkinson suffered an appalling miscarriage ofjustice, as indeed did the victim of this crime, thatis indeed did the victim of this crime, that is why i have ordered an independent inquiry that will look at the actions of the police, the cps and vc crc to get to the bottom of what went wrong and crucially why it took so long for the truth to come out and so, andrew malkinson, who has conducted himself with extraordinary dignity in the circumstances, he deserves answers and this inquiry will deliver them. in the us, the first republican presidential debate has been held in milwaukee. eight candidates clashed over t

they've been talking a few talking about this for a few months alex chalk, who's months now. who's the secretary, to the justice secretary, tried to attach this to a bill attach this measure to a bill going parliament. it was going through parliament. it was called victims and prisoners called the victims and prisoners bill. allowed by bill. that wasn't allowed by lawyers in parliament. lawyers behind me in parliament. so a new so instead there'll be a new crime and justice out in crime and justice bill out in the speech on november crime and justice bill out in the 7th. speech on november crime and justice bill out in the 7th. and)eech on november crime and justice bill out in the 7th. and that| on november crime and justice bill out in the 7th. and that| on ioutzmber crime and justice bill out in the 7th. and that| on iout the ar the 7th. and that sets out the final year , really, of the final year, really, of the government things government trying to do things in power. labour are supportive. any measures, but the small print important . that's print is so important. that

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so the justice secretary, alex chalk , did yesterday say alex chalk, did yesterday say that there wouldange. how is it going to change, chris? >> yeah, and we have further information today at gb news on what mr chalk is planning to do. it's a three pronged attack in terms of trying to stop this happening again. people like letby shouldn't be able to avoid being sentenced, literally facing music the justice facing the music in the justice system and not allowing a victims to see that she is heanng victims to see that she is hearing their pain as we saw. so movingly yesterday in manchester. this idea now is going to be a measures attached to the crime and justice bill on the king's speech on november the 7th, judges to get explicit powers to force to require offenders to attend court , to offenders to attend court, to come up from the cells and to hear the sentencing. prison officers will be given will be able to use reasonable force to make this this happen that might see some offenders being brought to the witness box in in manacles in in handcuffs and told to attend if they won't atte

also the justice secretary, alex chalke mp, tweeted to say lucy letby is not just a murderer but a cowardthe case that when lucy letby refused to appear in court for the verdict and sentencing, there would be public outrage she was not there to face families after they have suffered so much. �* ., . , . ., much. anger from families and from other people. _ much. anger from families and from other people, organisations - much. anger from families and from other people, organisations across l other people, organisations across the country, obviously, they saw the prison van. we showed the images of her arriving in manchester at crown court but not going into the dock. and we heard also that she was not in court for some of the verdicts. it has been almost ten months of this trial. she was in court 11; days when she gave evidence. the parents of the babies will have seen her then and as we heard from victim statements, impact statements read out in court earlier, that was traumatic enough in itself, having to see this nurse, who seemingly cared for their babies, but was responsible for their

alex chalk, the current noises.x chalk, the current justice secretary, is saying similar that they need to change the law to make it. we've had a succession of horrific killers referred refusing to come and publicly sit when their sentences are are red. so the government are saying they want to change the law , but it hasn't to change the law, but it hasn't happened. to change the law, but it hasn't happened . and yet and has happened. and yet and has lawyers have pointed out it isn't as easy as that because if they force somebody to go and sit there, they might shout, they might scream, they might hurl accusations at the families . and how would you make it harder for them not to go? you could say , well, you're going to could say, well, you're going to get a longer sentence in jail. but of course, somebody like lucy letby , you have to assume, lucy letby, you have to assume, is going to get a whole life sentence. so a lot of these people are never going to get out of jail in the first place. so i think it's comple

secretary alex chalk and follows.rsy sparked by the jailing of andrew malkinson , who spent 17 years malkinson, who spent 17 years behind bars for a crime he did not commit . not commit. >> and thousands of supporters of niger's coup leaders flocked to a stadium in the capital city yesterday despite threats of military intervention from neighbouring countries. the military leadership has said it will not cave in to external pressure to stand down. worrying france and other eu countries who rely on it for critical uranium supplies as a new uk airline is pledging to make customers feel like $1 million. >> global airlines aims to begin operations between gatwick and new york by the middle of next year before launching a london to la route later . on and year before launching a london to la route later. on and here's rachel ayers with your all important monday weather forecast . forecast. >> that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers. proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. weather on. gb news. >> good morning . my name w

prime minister's number 10 spokesman or the justice secretary , alex or the justice secretary, alex chalkdecency to say that that's not the language that we would have used, because i think there will be a lot of people out there who perhaps might be whilst ones are high fiving, it becomes very difficult then, doesn't it, for teachers, for people in shops , teachers, for people in shops, when you say the language not on this topic that's come out, laboun this topic that's come out, labour, senior labor party peers, people talking about scum and all sorts of other tory scum, stuff like that, please do not lecture us about it, about poor language and its effect on children and schools . as angela children and schools. as angela rayner made that comment, the deputy leader of the labour not the only one. she may not be the only one, but that's the one that most people will know of. but that was not in a media interview. the point about lee, i see, anderson, that said i see, anderson, is that he said it knowing full well he knew full well what she was saying. >> may well have done >> well, she

issued by justice guidance issued by justice secretary alex chalk comes into immediate effect today . it immediate effect today. it follows the controversy sparked by the jailing of andrew malkinson, who spent 17 years behind bars for a crime he did not commit . at one of donald not commit. at one of donald trump's lawyers says that any actions he may have taken after he lost the 2020 us election were aspirational. asks john lauro, defended mr trump's attempt to overturn the election by saying he was simply exercising his right to free speech when he asked lawmakers to defy the will of their voters. joe biden won the presidential election with more than 51% of the vote. donald trump pleaded not guilty in court last week. he faces four federal charges in the election case. a university building came under fire in the donetsk and eastern ukraine, a region now under russian control . local under russian control. local authorities blamed the shelling on ukrainian forces that they claim are now using cluster bombs , though that hasn't been bombs, though that hasn't been independently verif

new guidance issued by justice secretary alex chalk comes into effect as of today . comes into effect as of today. it follows the controversy sparked by the jailing of andrew malkinson , who spent 17 years malkinson, who spent 17 years behind bars for a crime he didn't commit. behind bars for a crime he didn't commit . donald trump has didn't commit. donald trump has targeted the federal judge assigned to the case, charging him with seeking to overturn the 2020 presidential election . in 2020 presidential election. in a social media post, trump said there is no way i can get a fair trial with the judge assigned no formal request has been filed with the court. well, it comes as a lawyer for donald trump says that the former president was simply exercising his right to free speech when he asked lawmakers to defy the will of their voters. trump pleaded not guilty in court last week. the health security agency is investigating after at least 57 triathletes fell ill after taking part in swimming competitions off the wearside coast in sunderland. around 2000 people took part in the uk leg o

new guidance issued by justice secretary alex chalk comes into immediate effect from today. it follows the controversy sparked by the jailing of andrew malkinson , who spent 17 years malkinson, who spent 17 years behind bars for a crime he did not commit . at a lawyer for not commit. at a lawyer for donald trump says that any actions he may have taken after he lost the 2020 us election were aspirational. asks john roux defended mr trump's attempt to overturn the election by saying he was simply exercising his right to free speech when he asked lawmakers to defy the will of their voters. donald trump pleaded not guilty in court last week. he faces four federal charges in the election case. an iconic 18 century pub in birmingham has been gutted by fire just days after it was sold to a private buyer. firefighters were called to the crooked house pub just before 1045 last night. the blaze was extinguished. no one was injured. it's affectionately known to many as the wonky pub that's due to its unusual angle, where visitors would enjoy the illusion of coins and other objects seem

alex chalk, the justice secretary, is trying to do something about it. has said that he will. >> speech, they say >> king's speech, they say in november going november they're going to they're announce a law change. >> and they said, well, what's your view on that, emily, about her the families? well her facing the families? well i certainly think it should be the default, unless there are some extreme extenuating circumstances, i think it should certainly be the default. >> and i think it is quite outrageous. yes. that considering victims do very much want often it won't always be the case. but most of the time they do want the victims statements to be read out in person to the person who's committed the crime. i think it's very important for that sense of justice being done . it sense of justice being done. it won't bring back those who are gone, but it will maybe help with that sense of justice is being dished out. >> absolutely agree . we have >> absolutely agree. we have courts in this system , courts in courts in this system, courts in this country

lord chancellor alex chalk told us no one's above the law. >> yes, i'm absolute comfortable that thoserofessional duties, who act illegally should be convicted and punished and disgraced . i'm and punished and disgraced. i'm entirely comfortable with that. and indeed there are various agencies , whether it's the agencies, whether it's the office of immigration services commissioner, the national crime agency the they should all agency, the cps, they should all be that. they're playing be doing that. they're playing their part rooting out their part in rooting out illegal practise professionals should not have some kind of immunity simply because they're lawyers . and i speak as one lawyers. and i speak as one myself. if they behave badly, if they behave illegally, they deserve account . deserve to be held to account. >> a haulage firm that's part of one of the uk's largest transport thought groups may be forced to shut down its site in northern ireland due to brexit. gb news has seen a letter sent by morgan mclernon to staff that blames the consequences of post—brexit arrangements for

new guidance issued by justice secretary alex chalk comes into immediate effect today. comes into immediateof course, it follows today. and of course, it follows the controversy sparked by the jailing of andrew malkinson, who spent 70 lean years behind bars for a crime he didn't commit. he voiced his concerns that expenses may be deducted from his compensation , often his compensation, often prompting downing street to make urgent amendments as well. in international news today , international news today, ukraine's president volodymyr zelenskyy, is accusing russia of bombing a blood transfusion centre in the north—west of ukraine. mr zelenskyy claims a number of people have died and others have been injured , but others have been injured, but the president didn't disclose how many fatalities there were . how many fatalities there were. he described the airstrike in eastern kharkiv region as a war crime. so far , there's been no crime. so far, there's been no comment from russia , but back comment from russia, but back here at home, the national crime agency is teaming up with social media f

as we've heard earlier this year , alex heard earlier this year, alex chalke, the justice secretary,ean criminals were forced to face their sentences. but of course that legislation is yet to be put in place and that means that as justice explained to the court last week, he realistically has no power in that situation to force lucy letby. she still has her own free will and it looks likely that we won't see that baby today as she receives her sentence . sentence. >> sophie, thank you very much indeed.the >> sophie, thank you very much indeed. the time. nice. six minutes. coming up, six just past 8:00. it's very nice to be back. and thank you very much for your nice comments. >> lots of lovely emails saying lovely to have you back. >> and it is. and i missed you. >> and it is. and i missed you. >> and it is. and i missed you. >> and did you have a good. >> and did you have a good. >> i had a fabulous holiday, but already week back in the already a week back in the office just over a weekend. office or just over a weekend. i feel like it was a lifetime ago. it's isn't it? just a it's

and no, alex chalk at the moment, just the secretary is planning to sort of try and change the law buthy again, law on this. but why again, peter's always peter's right. we're always in a situation after the situation where it's after the event now this is after the event and now this is after the event and now this is after the event. event and now this is after the event . the parents have suffered event. the parents have suffered enough of this from this monster, and yet she she's even refusing to watch the sentencing on a video link. how can she possibly get away? >> the judge could get her for contempt of court and add an extra or up to two years extra on a sentence . and we've had on a sentence. and we've had this people turning this before. people not turning on sentencing and they should get put on an extra years. >> where do we go with esther at the end of the you know, where is sentence? is the sentence? >> can't i don't >> i obviously can't i don't want to pre—empt what the judge might do, but surely this must be a case of a whole life tariff, and therefore i think so. there

new guidance issued by justice secretary alex chalk comes into immediate effect from today. it follows the controversy sparked by the jailing of andrew malkinson , who spent 17 years malkinson, who spent 17 years behind bars for a crime he did not commit . at a lawyer for not commit. at a lawyer for donald trump says that any actions he may have taken after he lost the 2020 us election were aspirational. asks john roux defended mr trump's attempt to overturn the election by saying he was simply exercising his right to free speech when he asked lawmakers to defy the will of their voters. donald trump pleaded not guilty in court last week. he faces four federal charges in the election case. an iconic 18 century pub in birmingham has been gutted by fire just days after it was sold to a private buyer. firefighters were called to the crooked house pub just before 1045 last night. the blaze was extinguished. no one was injured. it's affectionately known to many as the wonky pub that's due to its unusual angle, where visitors would enjoy the illusion of coins and other objects seem

. >> the justice secretary, alex chalk, said months ago, we're going to do this.our party agree with it, the lib dems agree with it. they could do it in a day or is it going to get stuck in the house of lords with wretched human rights with those wretched human rights lawyers hope not. i mean, if >> well, i hope not. i mean, if it's the king's speech, then it's in the king's speech, then it's in the king's speech, then it should possible have it it should be possible to have it laid before parliament. certainly by the year end. so it could by year end. could happen by the year end. but still a long off. but that's still a long way off. and will whoever else and will allow whoever else choose us to do this to do it. and it's something that it quite rightly angers everyone justice. >> yes, i am. i've done see, beth is queasy. >> i'm a bit queasy about this because how do we do that? >> i mean, i know well, i say you're slightly joking, but you're slightly joking, but you're not joking, are you? when you're not joking, are you? when you you would strap chain you say

do you think that will be included in whatever alex to take to alex chalk is going to take to the in7- >> it's 7_ >> it's early ? >> it's early days and 7 >> it's early days and we're still two months out from the queen's speech on november the 7th. certainly they are looking at some measures like robert buckland news said last buckland on gb news said last week, into week, why can't they pipe into the ? the judge's comments, the cell? the judge's comments, the cell? the judge's comments, the victim impact statements. of course, if that happened, then the criminal would try and block it off or or make noise or trying to trying to almost so they couldn't hear what was being said to them. but there are are measures like that are there are measures like that that can looked the that can be looked at. the government quite clear. they government is quite clear. they i last that they i was told last night that they want the french model want to look at the french model in this doesn't happen. in france. this doesn't happen. so they're take the so they're trying to take the idea the french.

chancellor alex chalk says the inquiry will also address how the case was handled . how the case wasdid the victim of this dreadful crime . victim of this dreadful crime. >> and that's why i've ordered an independent inquiry that will look at the actions the look at the actions of the police. the cps and the ccrc to get to the bottom of what went wrong and crucially, why it took so long for the truth to come out. >> so andy malkinson , who has >> so andy malkinson, who has conducted himself with extreme , conducted himself with extreme, ordinary dignity in the circumstances he deserves answers. >> and this inquiry will deliver them . them. >> patients are being warned of severe delays as consultants in england strike for two days. routine hospital care is expected to come to a standstill, with nhs leaders anticipating major disruption . anticipating major disruption. the british medical association also announced medics will go on strike in late september and early october , as the unions early october, as the unions dispute over pay continues. health secretary steve barclay says an

and under the previous regime, until recent announcements by alex chalk yesterday , they the chalk yesterdayi regularly report on things like oh it costs us about 35 to 40 grand a year to house somebody at now his majesty's pleasure. so whatever compensation he was going to get for what? hopefully his life not being ruined but not far off 17 years were they looking at deducting a 40 grand a year from that for the time he spentin a year from that for the time he spent in prison ? spent in prison? >> well, let's start with the amount of compensation that one can claim. >> so it's capped at ten years and that's £1 million. so that's the most that under the current compensation scheme that a person is entitled to receive . person is entitled to receive. and of that , previously under and of that, previously under the under the compensation scheme, the government were entitled to deduct board and lodgings. now i'm not an expert in this area of law. i'm a a criminal barrister and we work on getting people who are wrongfully convicted free at the court of appeal. but i understand that a sum that th

it's been announced today by alex chalk and the prime minister in fact, it's what we disclosed last weekgb news, what the plan is to for any, any any offender convicted offender who does not agree to come up from from the south to face justice, to face the sentencing by the judge could get two years, added to their sentence. but you correctly say in the case of lucy letby, who brought this whole area into sharp focus last week, she's got multiple life sentences. how will this impact on her at all? of course, life in some times, maybe not in lesbia's case can mean that you are allowed out after a minimum sentence served and that could that could be added to that period. but certainly for the most most serious most heinous, most serious cases, hard to see how this cases, it's hard to see how this would help. i suppose what it does, brings law this does, it brings into law this requirement on judges that they can take this action and that will, i think, put pressure on judges to justify why they're allowing an offender not to face the victims in the eye. the idea for victims, of course, is

we're joined now by the justice secretary, alex chalk.efits and be left to fend for themselves, is that right? fist and be left to fend for themselves, is that right?— is that right? at the moment the osition is is that right? at the moment the position is they _ is that right? at the moment the position is they have _ is that right? at the moment the position is they have made i is that right? at the moment the position is they have made an i position is they have made an illegal objection. that process will need to go through its normal course through our independent courts. we are very clear that if people don't have the right to be in the uk, it is no longer sustainable for the british people to be spending £6 million a day on up to 4—star accommodation. of course they should be put in accommodation that is clean and safe and so on but we also have to be fed to british people. that means where there are alternatives to hotel accommodation, be it barges or disused army bases, as the british taxpayer would expect, we need to ensure they

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so i know that alex chalk, the justice minister, has been talking about changing that law, and think behind that because to dodge just this in as as being just this in as far as being facing family here in the facing the family here in the charges, looking them in the eye here the devastation of their here in the devastation of their victim statements that in court surely we must change that law to give parents and victims the right to a voice . right to a voice. >> it seems beyond belief. doesn't it? it's like the final insuh doesn't it? it's like the final insult that after the unspeakable misery and horror she's visited upon these families , she gets to choose not families, she gets to choose not to have to sit there, not to have to sit there yesterday, to not have to sit there on monday when the verdict is given. so it does sound likely from the noises coming from government that they will change the law because there's been plenty of other cases where horrific crimes have taken place. and the person found guilty has just gone no. gone 110, 110. >> gone no, no. >> know earlier be