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Hello, I'm Susan Hume and this is the today in Parliament podcast for Tuesday the 1st of April.

Coming up, the Justice Secretary blocks new sentencing guidelines that would single out ethnic and religious minorities for special treatment.

But the opposition says she's been too slow to act.

The Justice Secretary has been humiliated and undermined by activist judges

seeking to undermine the will of this place, our Parliament.

Also tonight, the government braces itself for President Trump's latest decision on tariffs.

Of course we prepare for the worst. All options remain on the table.

And anger that renewed funding has been announced at the very last minute to help adopted children like this one.

Who witnessed her mother being murdered by her father aged just two

and has been unable to access the right level of support.

But first, the government has confirmed it'll change the law

to block new sentencing guidelines,

which would mean offenders from ethnic or religious minorities

being treated differently from others.

The guidance by the Sentencing Council for

England and Wales advised judges to request extra background information before sentencing offenders

from some groups. The aim was to tackle disparities in the treatment of minorities by

understanding people's circumstances better before deciding on their punishment.

The guidelines had been due to come into force today before the government intervened.

The Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood said she generally welcomed pre-sentence reports,

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