yorkshire post s territory in - yorkshire post s territory in wakefield which the labour seat for decades and decades back into the 19305 decades and decades back into the 1930s and went to 0riental i9 and have the empty stood down because he was convicted of a sex offence and an even about tory accounts, they will struggle to hold that seat. it s an odd one because you can say it s admirable for the prime minister go to ukraine and show support for president or to put of course there is more going on but it is not our ward and british troops are not fighting it and he might have some sympathy for his colleagues who feel that actually his place was in the uk particularly when he had a major event for his partyjust before an important violation. ~ , partyjust before an important violation. , ~ , violation. absolutely. and there is a stranue violation. absolutely. and there is a strange thing violation. absolutely. and there is a strange thing with violation. absolutely. and there is
elsewhere as well on a great scale. can you remind us why we re this by election? can you remind us why we re this by-election? by-election? they are having a by-election by-election? they are having a by-election because by-election? they are having a by-election because the - by-election? they are having a by-election because the mp i by-election? they are having a i by-election because the mp who by-election? they are having a - by-election because the mp who was by election because the mp who was sitting here, this is a constituency that had been labourfor sitting here, this is a constituency that had been labour for many years, probably since the dinosaurs ruled the world! but it changed at the last election by a wafer thin majority. the incumbent mp imran khan was convicted of a sex offence and was sent to prison. he is appealing that sentence at the moment but because of parliamentary rules he is not allowed to stand at the moment and so the election has been called. the mo
police raids. suspects arrested. but this is just the start of the justice system. going to trial can be traumatic if you ve been a victim of crime. and it s taking longer and longer. our crown courts took around 12 months to deal with the average sex offence case last year. it is a massive issue at the moment, it is intensifying the level of trauma that these victims are experiencing. it delays their recovery. there is also a huge delay in increased concern on public confidence in the justice system as well. for serious crimes in particular, we know that there is a bigger chance of victims pulling out of the process, with the delay happening as well in courts. the longest delays in the country last year were at leicester crown court. they average sex offence there took 394 days. at derby crown court, from start to finish, it was 356 days. and sex offences at nottingham crown
criminal were sent to prison, they were given criminal records for sex offence, and they criminal records for sex offence, and they have not recovered. they were and they have not recovered. they were outed and they have not recovered. they were outed to their family and friends were outed to their family and friends and many were disowned during friends and many were disowned during different time, so we need see compensation for this community. only 141 see compensation for this community. only 141 people received very low levels only 141 people received very low levels of only 141 people received very low levels of compensation, there are hundreds levels of compensation, there are hundreds if not thousands affected by the hundreds if not thousands affected by the ban, so that needs to happen, we need by the ban, so that needs to happen, we need to by the ban, so that needs to happen, we need to look at pensions again, we need to look at pensions again, we need
that is now no longer illegal. the uk home secretary, priti patel, says she hopes the revised scheme, would go some way to righting the wrongs of the past. however, campaigners say the list of crimes for such pardons, is still too narrow. here s our home editor, mark easton. a0 years ago, terry stuart was fined £20 for chatting up gay men, importuning in the legaljargon of the time. he has always claimed he was framed for being an activist. the law itself has long been revealed, but as a sex offence, the conviction has stayed on his file from that day until this. i couldn t get work anywhere because i would be asked for a dvs, which was then called a criminal conviction record, and that was something that appeared on your record every time you went for a job. there is now a possibility you could be pardoned. how you feel about that? they are pardoning you for something you didn t do. the law itself was a homophobic law.