Welsh Labour MP and Victims minister since 2024
Families of the Chinook crash victims have urged Prime Minister-designate Burnham to secure a fresh, independent review within his first 100 days, arguing for a transparent inquiry into the 1994 Mull of Kintyre disaster and the MoD’s handling of airworthiness information.
Victims’ minister says the prime minister has agreed to meet Epstein’s victims and is reviewing a public inquiry into the UK activities of the late financier and related cases. Harrods survivor and Al Fayed inquiries are also under consideration. Authorities say reviews are ongoing and no formal inquiry is announced yet.
Four young women have told the BBC they experienced sexual assault and harassment while at the Army Foundation College in Harrogate, prompting calls for an independent inquiry and reforms to the military crime process.
Big changes to England and Wales’ criminal justice system are moving forward as overcrowding drives policy decisions. Government plans to accelerate prison construction and expand early release schemes have been revised after public backlash and safety concerns. Officials are also deporting foreign prisoners and reviewing IPP sentences to free up space, with new measures to monitor released prisoners.
The government has announced that, from 6 November, it will criminalise possessing or publishing online pornography depicting strangulation, suffocation, incest, or adults role-playing as minors. The move follows a 2025 review led by Baroness Gabby Bertin and aims to curb the normalisation of violence against women online.