The UK’s top police chief has blasted Labour’s justice reforms, saying the system puts criminals first.
Mark Rowley said ‘children should be put first, not the paedophile’ as he warned that ‘dangerous and prolific offenders’ are ‘routinely’ released on bail despite the risk they pose.
In an unprecedented attack, Sir Mark described how public confidence in the justice system is under threat, saying it was ‘little surprise’ victims were deserting prosecutions in droves after seeing their attackers let loose.
The warning comes a week before 700 offenders are due to be set free from prisons in the first tranche of Labour’s early release
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