conservative leader kemi badenoch also said her party would back a change in the law to overrule the sentencing council. the changes, due in april would place more emphasis on pre—sentence reports, particularly for offenders from ethnic or faith minorities, young adults, abuse survivors and pregnant women. the sentencing council says its reforms aim to ensure consistency and avoid bias in the justice system. robert jenrick told gb news earlier on that the government needs to intervene. >> it's completely outrageous and ludicrous and it needs to stop. and frankly, the justice secretary should have known about this before, if indeed she didn't. she has a personal representative on the very sentencing council that issued these guidance. i've read the minutes. there was no objection raised whatsoever. the government have got to intervene and stop this, because i don't want a two tier justice system. >> elsewhere. irish taoiseach micheal martin said his country will help sir keir starmer do anything to reset the uk's relationship with the european union. the prime minister has met with the taoiseach as part

. >> so this softer sentencing has come out from an organisation called the sentencing council. inisters cannot apparently they say, overturn it. so from april, magistrates will be told, oh, you've got to think about their ethnicity or their faith or minority or what their minority status before sentencing. what an outrage. >> it's extraordinary, isn't it? we're trying to work out the logic. i think the logic being that maybe if you've been a minority, you have had a tougher life. perhaps. but then if you look at all of the statistics, poor white boys do worse in this country than any other demographic educationally and in terms of prospects and chances of ending up in crime, etc. so let's dig into that a little bit. this morning we're talking to a lawyer about it aren't we? yeah, and a lot more this morning as well. gbnews.com/yoursay to let us know your thoughts. first though, here's the latest news with katie bowen. >> bev and andrew. thank you and good morning. it's 9:33. these are your latest headlines from the gb newsroom. president trump's administration has confirmed that

justice secretary shabana mahmood has urged the sentencing council to reconsider its new guidance fordges to take account of a criminal's ethnicity when deciding their punishment as soon as possible, adding that she will review its powers and change the law if necessary. that comes as conservative leader kemi badenoch also said her party would back a change in the law to overrule the sentencing council. the changes, due in april would place more emphasis on pre—sentence reports, particularly for offenders from ethnic or faith minorities, young adults, abuse survivors and pregnant women. the sentencing council says its reforms aim to ensure consistency and avoid bias in the justice system. and the prince of wales has spoken in detail today about his first session as a crisis helpline volunteer for young people, describing the experience as terrifying. prince william made the comments on a visit to mental health innovations in west london, adding that the conversations he had while volunteering in 2020 have, quote, lived with him for a long time afterwards. those are the latest gb news

the sentencing council says tailored sentences do reduce re—offending and ensure fairness.et's just bnng and ensure fairness. let's just bring you an update on a situation in cumbria where a child has reportedly died after being hit by a car tonight on a sports pitch there, emergency crews reportedly rushed to kendal rugby club just before 5:00 around two hours ago, where two children were sadly struck by a bmw. one child, we understand, did not survive, another being treated by paramedics. we're also hearing that a man in his 40s has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving, police say, though at this stage they believe that it is an isolated incident with no links to terrorism. any more developments we will bring to you. in other news tonight, the us has suspended intelligence sharing with ukraine, adding to an existing pause in military support in a move supported by trump's national security advisor and the head of the cia. but the freeze could end. mike waltz says president trump may restore military aid if ukraine and russia agree to peace talk

shabana mahmood says she's written to the sentencing council, urging them to scrap the new guidance afterservatives accused labour of creating a two tier justice. the changes, due in april, would place more emphasis on pre—sentence reports, particularly for offenders from ethnic or faith minorities, young adults, abuse survivors and pregnant women. shadow justice secretary robert jenrick has called it anti—white and anti—christian bias, but mahmood insists sentencing will remain equal for all. meanwhile, the sentencing council says it reforms its reforms, aim to ensure consistency and avoid bias in the justice system. emergency crews have tonight rushed to kendal rugby club in cumbria. just before 5:00 this evening, where two children were sadly struck by a black bmw. we've heard that one child didn't survive. another is being treated by paramedics. a man in his 40s has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. and police say that it's an isolated incident with no links to terrorism. well, breaking news from greece tonight that riot police are clashing with protest

shabana mahmood says she's written to the sentencing council, urging them to scrap the new guidance afterhe conservatives accused labour of creating a two tier justice. the changes, due in april would place more emphasis on pre—sentence reports, particularly for offenders from ethnic or faith minorities, young adults, abuse survivors and pregnant women. shadow justice secretary robert jenrick has called it anti—white and anti—christian bias, but mahmood insists sentencing will remain equal for all. the sentencing council, meanwhile, says its reforms aim to ensure consistency and avoid bias in the justice system. tonight, the uk and ireland have pledged to work more closely together as their leaders met for a major summit in liverpool. sir keir starmer and the irish premier say their partnership is more important than ever in an uncertain world. the two governments want to reset in relations after tensions over brexit and legacy laws on northern ireland. they'll host business talks on trade, energy and construction before agreeing and construction before agreeing a new cooperation plan thr

shabana mahmood says she's written to the sentencing council, urging them to scrap the new guidance after conservatives accused labour of creating a two tier justice. the changes, due in april, would place more emphasis on pre—sentence reports, particularly for offenders from ethnic or faith minorities, young adults, abuse survivors and pregnant women. shadow justice secretary robert jenrick has called it anti—white and anti—christian bias, but mahmood insists sentencing will remain equal for all. meanwhile, the sentencing council says it reforms its reforms, aim to ensure consistency and avoid bias in the justice system. emergency crews have tonight rushed to kendal rugby club in cumbria. just before 5:00 this evening, where two children were sadly struck by a black bmw. we've heard that one child didn't survive. another is being treated by paramedics. a man in his 40s has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. and police say that it's an isolated incident with no links to terrorism. well, breaking news from greece tonight that riot police are clashing with pro

the sentencing council says tailored sentences do reduce re—offending and they say it ensures fairnesslet's bring you an update now from cumbria, where tonight we've heard that emergency crews have rushed to kendal rugby club just before 5:00, where two children have been struck by a black bmw on a sports pitch there. one of the children sadly didn't survive. another, we understand, is being treated by paramedics. a man in his 40s has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving, and police say at this stage they believe it is an isolated incident with no links to terrorism. any more developments on that story from cumbria? we will of course bring to you. well, let's turn now to some breaking news international across greece, where riot police are tonight clashing with protesters in athens. these live pictures show of officers firing smoke grenades and charging. >> through the streets. >> through the streets. >> well, what began as a peaceful vigil with lanterns lighting the sky and candles forming the number 57, has now spiralled into chaos outside greek parliament

the sentencing council says tailored sentences do reduce re—offending and they say it ensures fairnesslet's bring you an update now from cumbria, where tonight we've heard that emergency crews have rushed to kendal rugby club just before 5:00, where two children have been struck by a black bmw on a sports pitch there. one of the children sadly didn't survive. another, we understand, is being treated by paramedics. a man in his 40s has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving, and police say at this stage they believe it is an isolated incident with no links to terrorism. any more developments on that story from cumbria? we will of course bring to you. well, let's turn now to some breaking news international across greece, where riot police are tonight clashing with protesters in athens. these live pictures show of officers firing smoke grenades and charging. >> through the streets. >> through the streets. >> well, what began as a peaceful vigil with lanterns lighting the sky and candles forming the number 57, has now spiralled into chaos outside greek parliament

shabana mahmood says she's written to the sentencing council, urging them to scrap the new guidance afterhe conservatives accused labour of creating a two tier justice. the changes, due in april would place more emphasis on pre—sentence reports, particularly for offenders from ethnic or faith minorities, young adults, abuse survivors and pregnant women. shadow justice secretary robert jenrick has called it anti—white and anti—christian bias, but mahmood insists sentencing will remain equal for all. the sentencing council, meanwhile, says its reforms aim to ensure consistency and avoid bias in the justice system. tonight, the uk and ireland have pledged to work more closely together as their leaders met for a major summit in liverpool. sir keir starmer and the irish premier say their partnership is more important than ever in an uncertain world. the two governments want to reset in relations after tensions over brexit and legacy laws on northern ireland. they'll host business talks on trade, energy and construction before agreeing and construction before agreeing a new cooperation plan thr

the sentencing council, shockingly, has issued new guidance that would make prison sentences get thisss likely for racial, sexual, ethnic and religious minorities. in a statement, the council justified its effectively racist policy and i'll call it what it is. it's a racist policy on the grounds that there are disparities within the judicial system, and therefore outcomes should be rectified in this manner. the labour government has distanced itself, distanced itself from the guidance, with justice secretary shabana mahmood saying that she completely disagrees with the guidance. but just this evening, the times newspaper has reported that these guidelines were drawn up off the back of david lammy's report from 2017. shock, horror! but the policy also stems from the most sacred of new labour legislation, the equality act. so much that is wrong with britain goes back to that piece of legislation. labour may say that they want these rules scrapped. they may say they don't agree with two tier sentencing, but they would neven sentencing, but they would never, ever dare touch the equality a

sentences that they should never have done. but what about we can all sensible people can agree on that. >> but what about the. >> but what about the. >> labour council >> please supply. >> the labour party and government and the civil service because these are very different. >> let's just touch on the one thing that i think is deeply concerning, which is this islamophobia. i was. just going to say coming out. i mean, if anyone should be worried before that, you should be doubly worried now because. >> the labour. >> the labour. >> party as racism. >> party as racism. >> the labour party actually adopted it and still adopt it, despite the fact that lord khan said it�*s in contradiction of said it's in contradiction of the equality act. >> they don't. >> they don't. >> know the. >> know the. >> difference between racism and religion. >> dominic grieve oh odious man, i�*ll be getting in trouble. >> hi. >> hi. can >> hi. can i >> hi. can i ask >> hi. can i ask you >> hi. can i ask you this question? our good friend mark written in. mark says why should islam have an elevated right to protection above all other religions? and if it's not about protectin