‘Labour’s manifesto made clear that criminal justice will be the priority,’ writes David Greene, senior partner, Edwin Coe, in this week’s NLJ. So, will they stay true to their words?
Greene briefly covers Labour policy on criminal justice and other legal matters prior to taking office.
Looking back, legal aid cuts took place under the previous Labour administration as well as in the most recent 14 years under the Conservatives.
Nonetheless, he finds reasons for optimism, for example, ‘as an initial step to address the courts backlog, Labour has vowed to ensure more prosecutors are available by allowing associate prosecutors to work on appropriate cases’. Greene writes that he ‘lives in hope’.
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