Sir Keir Starmer today said he was "disappointed" with the Sentencing Council's refusal to change guidance and that "all options are on the table" over how the government might respond.

Weekly Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 23/03/25

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Jack Elsom: Sentencing Council has refused Shabana Mahmood's request to drop their new guidelines on pre-sentence reports. Mahmood responds: “I am extremely disappointed by the Council’s response. All options are on the table and I will legislate if necessary.” The stand-off continues..

No evidence welfare cuts will get more people into work, OBR says

Investors warn Rachel Reeves she has little fiscal room for error

Layla Moran: "Speaking on @itvpeston.bsky.social, the elephant in the room is the government failing to consider a customs union with the EU. We lost 4% of GDP from the Conservative's botched deal, billions that we could have access to. The world has changed, we should have a different conversation"

Why the state pension triple lock is closer to being axed than you think | Labour MPs are starting to go where few politicians fear to tread - discussing reform of the state pension triple lock

The Daily Moby - 27 03 2025 - The News Megathread

'Reeves thinks we don't do anything': Inside Civil Service anger over job cuts

Wealth tax would be almost impossible to implement, leading economist warns

‘I could end up homeless’: weighing the damage after Rachel Reeves’ welfare cuts

NHS must stop ‘plundering’ foreign countries for doctors, says Streeting

International Politics Discussion Thread

Rachel Reeves warned Brits will commit suicide due to welfare cuts

Carla Denyer: 'The Spring Statement is choosing to put thousands of kids in poverty'

Man who flew to the UK to rape child is jailed

Labour benefits cuts to push 250,000 people into poverty

University of Sussex fine sparks fears of bigger penalties for other institutions | Higher education

The Daily Moby - 26 03 2025 - The News Megathread

Paul Kohler: "The Chancellor’s Spring Statement once again ignores the elephant in the room. Brexit red tape is strangling businesses and costing our economy millions. If the Government is serious about growth, it must urgently negotiate a new UK-EU trade deal 🇪🇺"

More than 3m UK families to lose out from benefits cuts

Paedophile migrant who attacked a teenage girl is allowed to stay in the UK 'because he's an alcoholic'

PMQs Live Chat Megathread - 26 March, 2025

'Still abandoned!' Batley Grammar teacher 'living in fear' 4 years on: 'Threw him under the bus!'