justice gets harder

Hull North MP Diana Johnson has written to the Justice Secretary to express concerns at the "lenient" sentence given to an EDL thug who punched a man during a march. As previously reported in the Mail, John Claydon, 46, laughed as he left court after receiving an 18-month community order for attacking anti-fascist protester David Harding outside St Stephen's shopping centre.

Claydon, who had a string of convictions for violence, was also ordered to do 100 hours' unpaid work and pay £500 compensation. But Ms Johnson believes the sentence, passed by Recorder Michael Smith, was too lenient and has written to Justice Secretary Chris Grayling with her concerns.

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