ONE of Britain’s most senior judges last night accused ministers of producing “half-baked” criminal justice reforms and then blaming judges for the failings of the system.
Lord Steyn, a law lord, also launched a scathing attack on ministers over the Iraq war, accusing them of “scraping the bottom of the legal barrel” to justify their case.
He said it was a “fairytale” to suggest that the Iraq war did not make London a “more dangerous place”.
His remarks came as ministers prepare another six Bills this session on criminal justice and terrorism-related offences.Since 1997 when Labour came to power there have been 12 criminal justice Acts.
Lord Steyn, opening a debate as the new chairman of Justice, the all-party human rights group, said that in