Catherine McKinnell
Labour — Newcastle upon Tyne North
Speaking in the House of Commons on 27 October 2026
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27 October 2026·Electronic Monitoring of OffendersI am sorry to hear about the experience of those young people in Yeovil. We need to be careful about some of the rhetoric around the subject and to always have victims in mind when we have these conve
27 October 2026·Electronic Monitoring of OffendersI am sorry to hear about that particular case. There are circumstances where there are physical challenges to fitting a tag—for example, because of a medical reason such as limb loss or swelling. It i
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