Chichester MP, Jess Brown-Fuller, named party spokesperson for Justice

Thursday, 2 October 2025 08:00

Chichester’s MP Jess Brown-Fuller has been promoted to the Liberal Democrat front bench as the party’s new Justice Spokesperson.

She takes over from Eastbourne’s MP Josh Babarinde, who stepped aside to become party president.

Jess previously covered Hospitals and Primary Care. Her appointment comes at a challenging time for the justice system, with prisons full and a court backlog now exceeding 80,000 cases.

Reacting to the announcement, Jess said: “It’s a huge honour to be asked by Ed to take on the role of Justice spokesperson for our party, shadowing the Deputy Prime Minister.

"With my recent work on campaigning for LGBT veterans and for victims of the contaminated blood scandal, Justice is a brief close to my heart and is an issue that appears regularly in my inbox. In Chichester I have campaigned for the long-term future of the Chichester Crown Court and will continue to push David Lammy for clarity.

"Alongside my active campaigns to improve health services, clean up our rivers and seas and tackle the cost-of-living crisis, this will give me a platform to spread our vision for a Liberal Democrat Britain, where victims and survivors are at the heart of the justice system.”

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