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Poor forced to plead guilty by new court fees
MP warns of big rise in miscarriages of justice
POOR people are pleading guilty to crimes they did not commit because they can’t afford to pay new court fees, a Labour MP said yesterday.
Tulip Siddiq raised concerns in a Westminster Hall debate that charges introduced by the Tories are behind a rising number of miscarriages of justice.
Since April, convicted criminals have been liable to pay up to £1,200 towards the cost of their court case.
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