Tories to pledge homicide law overhaul with US-style classifications

Rishi Sunak will reportedly introduce tiered system and longer sentences under new proposal

Rishi Sunak will reportedly pledge an overhaul of homicide laws, introducing US-style classifications for murder and increasing sentences, as part of the Conservative manifesto.

The proposals would include a tiered system of first- and second-degree murder, as well as increasing the minimum sentence for murders that take place in the home from 15 to 25 years.