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Lord Hogan-Howe (CB)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 20 January 2026

Debate

Crime and Policing Bill

Contribution

This is one of my major objections to the amendment that the noble Lord, Lord Carter, proposes. Can the noble Lord explain to me why a firearms officer would feel more supported by a discretionary life sentence, which is what would be available for the charge of manslaughter, compared with a mandatory sentence of life for murder? I am not sure I would.

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