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The Guardian view on Labour's plan to cut jury trials: it's wrong to remove a pillar of British justice | Editorial

Proposals would eliminate jury trials for most either-way offences, replacing them with judge-only trials and expanding magistrates' sentencing, removing lay participation in many cases.

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David Lammy expected to back down on plans to scrap most jury trials

The justice secretary said there had been cabinet feedback on the plans and suggested on Tuesday he was minded to follow the recommendation in a report by the retired senior judge Sir Brian Leveson that either-way offences likely to result in a sentence of three years or less should be dealt with by the magistrates courts or a new judge-only division.

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The Guardian view on Labour's plan to cut jury trials: it's wrong to remove a pillar of British justice | Editorial

David Lammy expected to back down on plans to scrap most jury trials

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