By Mathew Carr
18 July, 2024: There is too much overcrowding in prisons, which means there is a risk courts cannot sentence and criminals can do crime without consequence, said new Lord Chancellor Shabana Mahmood.
See this parliamentary debate:
https://parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/c6f1dc98-735b-456b-9e60-bbb16d4ef114
Snip:

Lord chancellor Shabana Mahmood, in parliament Thursday

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