Lucy Letby Case: Conduct of Cheshire Police

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 5:00 pm on 26 March 2026.

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Photo of Esther McVey Esther McVey Conservative, Tatton 5:00, 26 March 2026

Notwithstanding the points that my right hon. Friend is making, would he accept that the investigation included a range of independent, nationally recognised medical experts, including consultants and senior academics across a whole host of disciplines; and, knowing as I do that he is an enthusiastic advocate of our judicial system, that the Lucy Letby case was the longest-running murder trial in British criminal history, with a jury that considered the evidence for more than 100 hours? Lucy Letby appealed to the Court of Appeal but was refused. There was a retrial and a further appeal to the Court of Appeal, which was refused. Would he not accept the robustness of that process?