British - Politician | October 8, 1970 -
The U.K. has some of the best protections in law for religious groups in the world. They aren't perfect, but they provide a strong basis for religious groups to be free from fear of discrimination. I'm proud of this because it underpins what is decent about our country.
Sadiq Khan
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Legal aid is crucial in ensuring those truly guilty of crimes are convicted after due process, and those innocent are able to clear their names, by ensuring that access to legal representation is available for everyone, regardless of ability to pay.
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Major miscarriages of justice have occurred because of the absence of proper legal representation.
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We cannot afford to have the confidence of the public, victims, and witnesses in our justice system undermined because the wrong people are being found guilty and the real criminals are wandering the streets.
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Being reliant on legal aid is probably inconceivable to most of us. But this is no different from other branches of the welfare state established at the same time as our legal aid system - being diagnosed with a major illness and needing the NHS, or losing a job and needing the support of social security.
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Voting, for me, has always been a family affair.
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I look forward to the day that I can go with my daughters to the polling station for them to cast their first vote.
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Victims of crime and the wider community deserve a grown-up debate on our criminal justice system and how we can make it work - for those within it and for those it protects.
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Our prisons are full of people who are illiterate and innumerate, have been failed by the care system, and often have had a parent in prison.
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Letting people out of prison without professional staff to oversee their rehabilitation is irresponsible.
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The U.K. has some of the toughest legislation on hate crime in the world, and it is there to keep us all safe.
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I did not come into Parliament to be a Muslim MP. And I have never set myself up as a Muslim spokesperson or community leader. Just as ordinary citizens have multiple identities, so do MPs.
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