No 10 happy to dip its toe into culture wars in row with Sentencing Council

Concerns over sentencing guidelines are genuine but government also hopes to win admirers with tough attitudeStarmer ‘disappointed’ as Sentencing Council rejects calls to review ‘two-tier’ justice rulesFrom one perspective, having a stand-up row with an organisation meant to advise the government on a key policy area is a bit unseemly. But it is fair to say that Downing Street is ready – you could even say happy – to take on the Sentencing Council.The row over