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UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
5 days ago

Lammy braced for showdown with Labour MPs over plan to limit jury trials

Justice Secretary David Lammy faces potential rebellion from up to 65 Labour MPs over plans to strip defendants of jury trial rights, with senior figures including Angela Rayner considering voting against the controversial bill.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Slashing jury trials could clear courts backlog within a decade, says Lammy

Cutting jury trials and replacing many criminal cases with judge-only hearings aims to clear the nearly 80,000-trial backlog within a decade.
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