Posted 3/19/2024, 6:15:00 PM
Sunak Faces Backlash From Tory MPs Over Plans to End Short Jail Terms
- Rishi Sunak facing rebellion from right-wing Tory MPs over plans to scrap short prison sentences
- 43 Conservative MPs, including Liz Truss, signed amendments to harden up Sentencing Bill
- Bill would allow offenders with under 12 month sentences to avoid jail, get suspended sentences instead
- Key to Justice Dept plans to ease prison overcrowding crisis
- Delay in passage of bill has triggered row between Justice Secretary and others