Labour revolt at 'shameful' David Lammy as he says trial by jury will be ditched for all but most serious crimes - ending rights stretching back 800 YEARS ⊖
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2025 › December › 02
Justice
7 months ago
The Justice Secretary confirmed plans to strip tens of thousands of defendants of the right to be tried by their fellow citizens in a desperate bid to cut a massive backlog of cases.
POLL OF THE DAY: Should jury trials be scrapped for all but the most serious cases? ⊕
Plans to free up crown courts to deal with serious crimes swiftly and hand more support to victims are being announced by the Justice Secretary as part of efforts to tackle the 'courts emergency'.
Labour's prisons shame as Calamity Lammy reveals 12 more inmates have been mistakenly released in the last month ⊖
There have been 12 further accidental releases of prisoners since November, the Justice Secretary confirmed today.
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