The prime minister said the government was looking to change the law after reports Letby was refusing to leave her cell for sentencing.
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The nurse was convicted on Friday of murdering seven babies and trying to kill another six at the hospital where she worked in north-west England, making her one of the country’s worst child serial killers. Sunak said it was cowardly for those who commit crimes to not face their victims’ families. He confirmed an independent inquiry would be held into the circumstances behind the murders, although that decision has been criticised for falling short of a full public inquiry.
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