Category: Justice
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Labour gives Redcar & Cleveland £500k CCTV boost
2 March 2026 A major £500,000 investment in new CCTV has been delivered across Redcar & Cleveland, funded by the Labour Government as part of its drive to make communities safer and tackle anti-social behaviour. More than 200 cameras are now in place following a full upgrade of the system…
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Luke Myer MP welcomes impact of Project Orme in East Middlesbrough
Luke Myer MP has welcomed new figures showing a significant reduction in crime following the first year of Project Orme, a multi-agency operation focused on tackling organised crime and improving safety in parts of East Middlesbrough. Figures released by Cleveland Police show that total crime across the East Middlesbrough area…
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Luke Myer MP helps pass reforms to speed up courts
Today (1 Dec 2025) Luke Myer MP served on a committee in Parliament which approved new regulations to strengthen the way judges are appointed in England and Wales. The reforms increase the Judicial Appointments Commission’s capacity to recruit judges, ensuring more judges are able to be recruited more quickly. The…
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Luke Myer MP backs new law to clamp down on crime
Luke Myer MP has welcomed the new Crime and Policing Bill, which will be voted on later today (Monday 10 March 2025). The Bill has significant measures to prevent crime and bring offenders to justice, with new powers to combat anti-social behaviour and retail crime, address violence against women and…
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Luke Myer MP welcomes action on court backlogs
Three months ago, Luke demanded action on the Crown court backlog affecting victims on Teesside and across the country. Today, he welcomed action by the Government to confirm an extra 4,000 sitting days for next year – meaning Crown Court judges will oversee a record 110,000 days of cases. Luke…
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Luke Myer MP Advocates for Independent Safeguarding Reforms in the Church of England
On 3 March 2025, Luke Myer MP led a debate in the House of Commons addressing safeguarding practices within the Church of England. Representing the concerns of his constituent, Dame Jasvinder Sanghera, a campaigner and former survivor-advocate on the Church’s Independent Safeguarding Board (ISB), Luke Myer MP emphasised the urgent…
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Luke Myer MP backs calls for new grooming gang inquiry
12th January 2025 Member of Parliament for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland, Luke Myer MP, has today backed calls for a new inquiry into grooming gangs. Luke Myer MP has been vocal on the issue of faith-based abuse since his election, speaking out on the Church of England abuse scandal…
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Luke Myer MP calls for action on court backlog
Today (10 December 2024), Luke Myer MP questioned the Minister of State for Courts and Legal Services, Sarah Sackman KC MP, on “what steps her Department is taking to reduce the backlog of Crown court cases.” The previous Conservative Government left a record backlog of cases waiting to be heard…
