Wes Streeting backs Lucy Letby conviction amid growing documentary controversy

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By Claudia Tanner

The health secretary has backed the court judgments in the Lucy Letby case amid mounting controversy, firmly stating that the legal system – not public campaigning – must be the final arbiter of justice.

Speaking to LBC News following the release of a high-profile Netflix documentary, The Investigation Of Lucy Letby, Wes Streeting emphasised his continued confidence in the British judicial process.

Asked about a campaign movement and documentary, he said: “As far as I’m concerned, Lucy Letby is a convicted criminal and convicted of some of the most serious crimes imaginable.

“And unless and until that changes, I will continue to support the judgment of the courts unless that judgment is successfully challenged through evidence, not through campaigning.”

He noted that while he is aware of the "active campaign" seeking to overturn the former nurse's conviction, the proper venue for such challenges is the courtroom.

"If people think the courts have got it wrong, they can bring forward their evidence. They can test it and challenge it in the usual way," he added.