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MPs: Tory legal aid cuts don’t save money
Justice Minister Chris Grayling humiliated by MPs’ findings
Justice Minister Chris Grayling was once again left humiliated today after a group of MPs published a report on the failure of legal aid cuts to save taxpayers’ money.
Less than a day after High Court judge Mr Justice Mostyn blamed the government for creating “unjust decisions” in British courts, the justice committee has also come out to denounce the Ministry of Justice (MoJ).
Mr Justice Mostyn made the damning remarks during the ruling of a case at the family division of the High Court.
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