Catherine Fookes

Catherine Fookes

Labour — Monmouthshire

Speaking in the House of Commons on 10 November 2026

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T6. Twenty-year-old Sophie Brimble was killed when a car driven by her boyfriend crashed into a lamp post at three times the speed limit. I applaud her family, who have worked incredibly hard through their grief, and have put out a petition, which has been signed by more than 100,000 people, to change the law on “unfit to plead”. The driver was deemed unfit to plead at the time because of his injuries; earlier this year, a judge gave him an absolute discharge, deeming him unfit to stand trial again. Will the Minister meet me and the family, and update me on the progress towards changing the law?

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