Nick Timothy: “This is a major victory for everyone who fought to defend trial by jury, and Conservatives led that fight from day one.”

Prison should keep violent and repeat offenders away from the law-abiding public.

The fact that victims have been withdrawing their cases because they have taken too long has been a disgrace.

Prison works. It works by punishing and deterring, but most importantly by incapacitating.

Labour’s early release scheme is catastrophic. Victims should not have to live in fear all summer waiting for a review.