Lord Judge tells Jack Straw: the UK has too many crime laws
The most senior judge in England and Wales has launched a stinging attack on the Government for passing too many crime laws.
"The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Judge, said repeated calls for less legislation, and especially fewer crime laws, had been ignored by ministers.
The criticism echoes a complaint from Lord Judge's predecessor, Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, who complained in February that sentencing criminals was becoming harder because of a "ceaseless torrent of new legislation" which was "hard to justify".
Lord Judge complained about "major constitutional changes" being made without senior judges being consulted, and warned plans for cleaning up parliament could lead to conflict between judges and the House of Commons".
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