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Make all court and tribunal transcripts available free of charge

Review possible penalties for social media posts, including the use of prison

Decriminalise Abortion

Introduce 5yr Minimum Sentence for unlawfully carrying a Knife 3yrs Juveniles

Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases

Make it a crime to abandon someone in immediate danger without seeking help

Hold a referendum to decide if the UK should leave the ECHR.

Continue Parental Responsibility Automatically when disabled children turn 18

Remove the 28 day time limit from the unduly lenient sentence scheme for murder

Reduce the minimum retirement age for Prison Officers to 60

Reinstate release of certain serious offenders half-way through their sentence

Protect babies lives once heartbeat detectable, except in extreme cases

Make it a crime to purposely delay ringing the emergency services

Do not remove trial by jury for certain cases

Deport all foreign criminals with effect immediately.

Give police stronger powers to tackle motorcycle theft & increase penalties

End concurrent sentencing for heinous crimes

Ban prisoner segregation for periods of more than 15 days

Higher minimum penalties for death by dangerous driving

Review family court system to help prevent post-separation abuse

Review & Reform the Probation Service, apologise & enshrine Victims Code in law

Require inquests into the death of a child by suicide to be private

Mandate that murderers start their sentences in category A prisons

Review accountability for incorrect decisions regarding the removal of a child

Require headstones to be laid flat & legislate for regular safety checks

Make a dog injuring or killing a cat a specific offence

Introduce mandatory life sentences for child sex offences

Ban plea deals in serious sexual offence cases against children & the vulnerable

Introduce Legislation to make Verbal Abuse toward Police Officers an offence

Allow conjugal visits for prisoners in England and Wales

Increase minimum sentences for drug supply offences

Mandate whole-life sentence for knife-related murders & stricter penalties

Continue PR for severely disabled adults instead of costly CoP Deputyship

Mandatory trauma-informed training and standards in the family courts service

Remove the 28 day time limit from the unduly lenient sentence scheme for murder

Hold public inquiry on safeguarding system and training in family courts

Lower the age that someone can be considered a victim of domestic abuse

Prevent the prosecution of veterans for historical offences.

Fund free civil legal support for survivors of sexual violence

Public inquiry into the selling of Family Asset Protection Trusts.

Review anti-discrimination laws to strengthen trans women & LGBTQ+ protections

Capital punishment for officials guilty of treason, corruption, misconduct

Scrap legal aid for all convicted criminals and recent immigrants

Require DBS checks for all staff in Soft Play centres.

30yr minimum sentence for all cases of murder & manslaughter involving a knife

Strengthen Hate Crime Laws for Disabled People & Recognise Their Vulnerability

Commit to not removing the presumption of parental involvement

Require prison sentences to be served consecutively, not concurrently

Longer sentences and disqualification for drug/drink drivers who injure someone

Reinstate capital punishment for those convicted of sexually abusing of a child