Matt Bishop

Matt Bishop

Labour — Forest of Dean

Speaking in the House of Commons on 20 January 2026

Debate

Sentencing Bill

Contribution

A comment often made to me and my colleagues when I was policing was that as soon as I left the police station in full uniform, I was a sitting target, every single day. Does the Minister agree that the proposal for mandatory whole life sentences for those who murder police officers, prison officers and probation officers sends a clear and unequivocal message that those offenders will be met with the harshest and most serious penalties on offer to the courts?

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