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[Alex Norris MP @AlexJJNorris]

Today, we remember Bebe, Alice and Elsie, and stand with their families and everyone affected by the Southport tragedy.

Two years on, their memory endures, and our commitment to preventing such a horrific crime from happening again remains unwavering.

[Ministry of Justice @MoJGovUK]

We are pausing the changes to sentencing that were due to take effect in September and urgently reviewing the policy.

Watch Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice @AlexJJNorris for more ⬇️

[Ministry of Justice @MoJGovUK]

Welcome back, @JakeBenRichards, following your appointment as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Ministry of Justice.

[Ministry of Justice @MoJGovUK]

Welcome to the Ministry of Justice, Lord Lemos.

Lord Lemos joins us as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State.

[Ministry of Justice @MoJGovUK]

Welcome @AlexDaviesJones

Minister Davies-Jones returns to the Ministry of Justice as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State.

[Ministry of Justice @MoJGovUK]

Welcome back, @SarahSackman

Sarah Sackman returns as Minister of State.

[Ministry of Justice @MoJGovUK]

Welcome to the Ministry of Justice, @CmcKinnellMP

Catherine McKinnell joins us as Minister of State.

[Catherine McKinnell MP @CMcKinnellMP]

Delighted to be appointed by Andy Burnham @10DowningStreet as Minister of State in @MoJGovUK

Big challenges ahead to ensure justice is delivered, but looking forward to working with @AlexJJNorris and @sarahsackman and getting stuck in. https://t.co/w2Y7VFu4aK

[Ministry of Justice @MoJGovUK]

Welcoming @AlexJJNorris as Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice. Let's get started...

[UK Prime Minister @10DowningStreet]

Alex Norris has been appointed as Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice @mojgovuk.

[Ministry of Justice @MoJGovUK]

Planning a wedding?

We're consulting on allowing couples to have one wedding in their dream location, like a boat, for the first time, without needing a separate legal ceremony.

What do you think?

Share your views 👉 https://t.co/XY7i7ChiDY

[Ministry of Justice @MoJGovUK]

A new national approach to court listings will prioritise rape and serious sexual offence cases in Crown Courts across England and Wales. Alongside new guidance on appropriate remote participation, these reforms will help victims get their cases heard sooner.

[Catherine Atkinson MP @catkinson80]

The Hillsborough Law returned to Parliament yesterday. It is about what people should expect from the State when the worst happens.

Honesty.

Transparency.

And a system that stands with victims and families, not against them.

[Jake Richards MP @JakeBenRichards]

Important discussions with Governor Kehoe of Missouri, about our shared agenda to tackle youth offending.

From across the political spectrum, there is growing recognition about tough, early intervention to reduce crime and turn around lives.

Thank you for your time Governor. @GovMikeKehoe

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[Catherine Atkinson MP @catkinson80]

For decades, Hillsborough families have fought the institutions that should have served them.

Tomorrow, the Hillsborough Law returns to Parliament, with a duty of candour on public authorities and officials and legal aid for families when the state is represented at an inquest.

[Ministry of Justice @MoJGovUK]

Too many of our prisons, face deep-rooted challenges: violence, disorder, drugs, drones and organised crime.

But progress is being made on the ground.

Amber Rudd's independent review will help tackle the root causes and deliver lasting reform.

[Ministry of Justice @MoJGovUK]

Nominations are open for the Honorary King's Counsel awards.

Recognising qualified lawyers and legal academics making a real difference outside the courtroom.

Know someone? 👉 https://t.co/PwhI6rCh2Z

[Catherine Atkinson MP @catkinson80]

As the last women to be hanged in the UK, Ruth Ellis' family have lived with the profound impact of the sentence imposed on her for 70 years.

By granting her a conditional pardon, today we recognise what they have always known – that she was a victim too.
https://t.co/GkBxgWk2KC

[Catherine Atkinson MP @catkinson80]

The Deputy Prime Minister and I met Ruth Ellis’s grandchildren.

With great dignity and love, her family have sought to ensure Ruth’s story is better understood, beyond the way history remembered her.

Victims’ families must be heard.

Today, Ruth’s family were.

[Ministry of Justice @MoJGovUK]

We cannot change what happened 70 years ago.

But today, Ruth Ellis’s story has finally been heard.

Read more about her conditional pardon here: https://t.co/m2kRjO1Zuo