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Tristan Kirk

MYSTERIOUS: Cut back jury trials to save justice system from total collapse government told | Mind Blowing Facts

Lord Leveson was charged by Keir Starmer’s Labour government with proposing major changes to the court system - (PA/REUTERS)

Jury trials for some crimes should be swept away in radical reforms to avoid the total collapse of the criminal justice system, a top judge told the government after a landmark review.

Sir Brian Leveson was charged by Keir Starmer’s Labour government with proposing major changes to the court system, in the hope of tackling the ever-mounting backlog of criminal cases, overcrowded prisons, and chronic delays.

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