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Jenrick Targets Sentencing Council, Sparks Controversy Over Equality

10/7/2025

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Robert Jenrick plans to abolish the Sentencing Council, calling it a two-tier nightmare.
He says its guidance on ethnicity and gender leads to unequal treatment.
He asserts everyone should be treated equally under the law.
Labour accuses Conservatives of hypocrisy for backing changes.
Merger talks surface; an ally says Jenrick wouldn't lead a diminished party.

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Story summary

Robert Jenrick plans to abolish the Sentencing Council, calling it a two-tier nightmare.
He says its guidance on ethnicity and gender leads to unequal treatment.
He asserts everyone should be treated equally under the law.
Labour accuses Conservatives of hypocrisy for backing changes.
Merger talks surface; an ally says Jenrick wouldn't lead a diminished party.