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Attorney General urged to quit after the plan to provide rebates worth 50% of offenders who are guilty pleas disposed

Kenneth Clarke, insisted the decision to abandon its plans to offer 50% discount of sentence for offenders who are guilty pleas is not "another turn" by the government.

prosecutor calls for his resignation, after David Cameron was forced to get rid of all their plans following sentence handed protest of the conservative right and the tabloids.

Ed Miliband, the Labour leader, said the move was another example of the government to submit a proposal that "no thought".

But Clarke has attempted to introduce amendments to the original plans, both legal and in the sentence, as part of a "perfect balance" package of radical reforms.

told the BBC: "We changed some of its parts, both legal and otherwise the sentence is not a U-turn, is a perfectly balanced package of radical reforms, which is very necessary. and obviously I have to speak first in the cabinet and then explain to my parliamentary colleagues. "

Cameron will announce the change in a press conference in Downing Street Tuesday, when the Department of Justice publishes its Bill of Justice with proposals for tougher sentences in the community and the introduction payment by results system to reduce prisoner recidivism.

Cameron was lambasted by Miliband in the Commons earlier this month for the supervision of a "total disaster" in the sentence after another retreat evident in a key policy when it appeared that the government had decided to withdraw the plans submitted for rapists, after a public backlash.

At that time, Clarke supported the Prime Minister, who personally defended the reform of the sentence, saying it was an "excellent job".

But now, the Attorney General forced to abandon plans altogether.

reaction

news, Miliband said: "The public was appalled by reason, first, that the government is proposing that people who commit rape should have their sentences reduced by 50% and left s escape in a short time up to 15 months.

"The prime minister has to wonder how you got into this position, first to make a proposal that was not expected. It is an example of this government is not in contact with people and make proposals, which must then leave. "

The father of Damilola Taylor praised the slain student turned around and asked Clarke to be "eliminated" as the Attorney General.

"Ken Clarke is not doing the right thing, his advisers do not give good advice on the matter," said Richard Taylor.

"He does not know what is happening in the street, he does not know what the crime. It takes decisions on what he knows nothing. David Cameron's decision to leave the return of Ken Clarke is right. "

leadership of the Liberal Democratic Party, who promised to side with Clarke seems to have accepted defeat. A Lib Dem source said that 50% reduction was not a party policy. "We never said we would bring it in. We're not totally committed to it, and is not a great loss "

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