Conservatives claim victory as Labour scraps plans to curb jury trials
Labour abandoned most plans to restrict jury trials, prompting Conservatives to claim victory.
OriginalSourceThe GuardianUnited KingdomLeanCenter-leftCredibilityPublished23:01 UTCRatings: AllSides, MBFCSourceThe GuardianUnited KingdomLeanCenter-leftCredibilityPublished23:01 UTCRatings: AllSides, MBFC
“Ministers drop plans to cut jury trials in England and Wales after outcry”
Ministers scrap plans to cut jury trials in England and Wales.
Key points
- Ministers abandoned plans to reduce jury trials in England and Wales.
- The change would have moved to more judge-alone trials in crown court.
- Backlog stood around 81,000 cases, could reach 100,000 without changes.
- Lammy's recommendations were part of a Leveson review to prevent collapse.
- Officials cite quicker relief via efficiencies and targeted judge-only trials.
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- SourceIrishtimesLeanUnratedCredibilityUnratedRead at IrishtimesSourceIrishtimesLeanUnratedCredibilityUnratedRead at Irishtimes
“Britain scraps heavily criticised plans to curb jury trials after backlash”
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4 4 Conservatives claim victory as Labour scraps plans to curb jury trials
Labour abandoned most plans to restrict jury trials, prompting Conservatives to claim victory.