THE Tories have refused to pardon Dic Penderyn, 184 years after he was wrongly hanged in the wake of the Merthyr rising.
Labour MP Ann Clwyd is campaigning for the socialist martyr, real name Richard Lewis, to finally be cleared of allegations that he stabbed a soldier who had been sent to crush the 1831 uprising.
She presented a petition to the House of Commons in June calling for the coalminer to receive the royal prerogative of mercy (RPM).

Former judge ANSELM ELDERGILL examines the details and controversy of Lucy Letby’s trial and appeal in the context of famous historical wrongful convictions that prove both the justice system and legal activists make errors

ANSELM ELDERGILL examines the legal case behind this weekend’s Tolpuddle Martyrs’ Festival and the lessons for today