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July 2026: Government declines to widen the Thirlwall terms of reference (16 July) · new 100-page insulin report to the CCRC challenging the trial evidence (9 July) · Thirlwall report still expected no earlier than September · inquests relisted to 2027 · Shoo Lee Panel: no medical evidence of deliberate harm.

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Baroness Helena Kennedy KC

Doughty Street barrister; Labour peer

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Main contribution

Senior UK barrister; career focus on miscarriages of justice and systemic prejudice against women defendants.

Key claim

The procedural and evidential framework of the Letby case warrants the CCRC review.

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Baroness Helena Kennedy KC — biography

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