Julia Lopez

Julia Lopez

Conservative — Hornchurch and Upminster

Speaking in the House of Commons on 1 April 2025

Debate

Sentencing Council Guidelines

Contribution

The cherished idea of equal treatment before the law is fundamental to my constituents’ understanding of British justice, so why did the Justice Secretary not act immediately to stop the imposition of two-tier sentencing, rather than the last minute scramble we saw yesterday? In her statement today, she says: “The proportion of ethnic minorities within the judiciary has risen from just 7% 10 years ago to 11% today.” To what extent does she consider that that simply reflects a wider demographic change, rather than discrimination in the judiciary?

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