David Barrett
Home Affairs Editor at Daily Mail
Home Affairs Editor, Daily Mail https://t.co/IyKGt1X8Fi Views are my own.
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3 weeks ago |
dailymail.co.uk | David Barrett
For once Sir Keir Starmer was in tune with the mood of the country when he said he was 'angry' after more than 1,000 Channel migrants arrived over the weekend. But the Prime Minister was made to look foolish after being criticised for making 'deeply dishonest' claims about Labour's record on small boats. Sir Keir boasted in an online post that 'almost 30,000 people' had been removed from the UK.
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1 month ago |
dailymail.co.uk | David Barrett |Chris Pollard
Labour is set to free killers and rapists from jail earlier under a new soft-justice masterplan. The Government’s sentencing review was last night savaged by victims and senior police officers, while the Tories dubbed it a ‘recipe for a crimewave’. The plan contains a raft of measures to slash sentences served by prisoners – from shoplifters to killers – by up to a third.
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1 month ago |
dailymail.co.uk | Rory Tingle |David Barrett
Proposals to allow killers and rapists out of jail earlier have today been described as a 'slap in the face' for victims. An independent sentencing review has called for criminals convicted of serious violence or sex offences to win their freedom after serving half their jail term, rather than at the current three quarters point – a one third reduction.
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1 month ago |
dailymail.co.uk | Sam Greenhill |David Barrett
Britain is becoming a police state under Labour, Boris Johnson warned last night. He spoke as a sentencing row erupted after a mother locked up for a tweet after the Southport murders failed in a bid to reduce her lengthy jail term. Lucy Connolly posted a vile message about migrants – but supporters point out that criminals found guilty of far more serious offences have been handed substantially shorter sentences.
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1 month ago |
dailymail.co.uk | David Barrett |David Churchill
Will Brits soon be able to use e-gates at European airports? Only if the EU agreesBy DAVID BARRETT and DAVID CHURCHILL Published: 23:08 EDT, 19 May 2025 | Updated: 23:08 EDT, 19 May 2025 British holidaymakers could use EU passport control lanes on the Continent again under the new deal with Europe struck yesterday – but only if member states agree to make the changes.
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In its rush to blame the deepening Channel crisis on the weather, the Government has perhaps overlooked how its latest figures on small boats appear to indicate the Rwanda scheme had a marked impact. Shows lower arrivals even on calm days in the Channel… https://t.co/F2FL6uPJh3
The potential impact of Labour’s soft-justice masterplan: up to 43,000 criminals a year who are currently handed jail sentences could instead walk free from court with a ‘slap on the wrist’. Story here: https://t.co/xnkJ1YUM0Z
Foreign criminals should be deported immediately after conviction or after serving a fraction of their jail sentence, says Labour review https://t.co/kmcN22IsHc