Conservatives claim victory as Labour scraps plans to curb jury trials
Labour abandoned most plans to restrict jury trials, prompting Conservatives to claim victory.
OriginalSourceBBCUnited KingdomLeanCenterCredibilityPublished03:07 UTCRatings: AllSides, MBFCSourceBBCUnited KingdomLeanCenterCredibilityPublished03:07 UTCRatings: AllSides, MBFC
“Burnham scraps controversial plans to curb jury trials”
Burnham scraps plans to curb jury trials
Key points
- Prime Minister Andy Burnham scrapped plans to curb some jury trials.
- The government proposed judge-alone decisions for cases with under three years' potential sentence.
- Criminal backlog stood at nearly 81,000 cases, with projections to 100,000 before the next election.
- Justice Secretary Alex Norris said he changed course after hearing strong opposition.
- Criminal Bar Association chair Andrew Thomas warned against shifting 25,000 cases out of Crown Court.
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Labour abandoned most plans to restrict jury trials, prompting Conservatives to claim victory.