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‘A move towards an authoritarian state’: what those with trial experience think of removing juries

David Lammy plans to cut the number of jury trials in England and Wales. A defendant, a victim, a barrister, a KC, a judge and a juror have concerns

The Guardian - UK

‘The only idea around’: will Labour return to a customs union with the EU?

The desperate search for economic growth is pushing the party to confront the issue that dare not speak its name

The Guardian - UK

Reform UK revokes membership of council leader accused of racism

Party removes Ian Cooper after he was alleged to have abused Sadiq Khan, David Lammy and other figures online

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Starmer clarifies position on EU after Lammy talks up customs union

The Prime Minister said Labour would be sticking to its manifesto, which pledged to deepen ties with the EU without returning to the customs union.

Evening Standard

Labour voters want Starmer to ditch Brexit red lines and rejoin EU customs union instead of raising taxes

Exclusive: Some 67 per cent of 2024 Labour voters back rejoining the customs union instead of raising taxes, a new poll shows

The Independent UK

David Lammy says rejoining EU customs union could boost UK economy

Deputy PM joins growing chorus of support in Labour to undo Brexit

The Independent UK

It is scarcely believable that so many in Britain are in detention indefinitely

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: At the current pace, it will take at least a decade for the 2,400 prisoners on IPP sentences to be freed, despite some having already served up to 22 times their original minimum tariff. The government must do more to speed up their release – and…

The Independent UK

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OPINION - David Lammy: Justice delayed is justice denied, which is why we’re cutting back jury trials

David Lammy says radical action is needed to tackle the backlog as he defends his highly controversial decision to reform the courts

Evening Standard

Reform council leader accused of racism after alleged remarks about Sadiq Khan

Ian Cooper allegedly called Khan ‘narcissistic Pakistani’ and made comments about lawyer Shola Mos-Shogbamimu

The Guardian - UK

Limiting jury trials will harm minority ethnic victims and defendants, research shows

The right to trial by jury dates back to at least the 12th century. The government’s proposals to limit it in England and Wales, many argue, run counter to the UK’s core democratic principles. And as others have pointed out, scrapping jury trials for some crimes is unlikely to solve…

The Conversation

What juries can do that professional judges can’t

Letters: Jurors bring a humane, rounded perspective to the system, says Simeon Wallis. Plus letters from Diana Good and Francis FitzGibbon KC

The Guardian - UK

Voices: The police have learned nothing from Sarah Everard’s murder – they’re still letting women down

COMMENT: Women still feel unsafe on British streets, an inquiry has found – and is it any wonder when nobody takes us seriously, asks Victoria Richards

The Independent UK

Rape victims in England and Wales to be protected from ‘serial liar’ trope in legal shake-up

Exclusive: New laws will also curb questioning and aim to stop complainants being discredited over previous reports

The Guardian - UK

The jury is still out on David Lammy’s ‘swift court’ reforms

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The lord chancellor is right to adopt urgent measures to tackle a court backlog that is ruining lives and depriving so many of justice – but even if it takes years, the general presumption of a basic right to trial by jury must be restored

The Independent UK

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UK government plans to scrap some jury trials in an attempt to clear a court backlog

The government says there are almost 80,000 cases waiting to be heard in criminal courts in England and Wales, more than double the pre-pandemic figure.

The Guardian - UK

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

Editorial: Instead of rebuilding a cash-starved system, ministers propose removing protections. The country needs investment, not the hollowing out of justice

The Conversation

Jury trials: what the UK government’s plan to limit them would mean for victims, defendants and courts

Justice secretary David Lammy has announced one of the most significant changes to criminal justice in England and Wales in decades, by scrapping the use of jury trials for most offences that carry a likely jail sentence of less than three years.

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Is David Lammy persuaded by his own jury trials proposal? Not sure. But he said it anyway

Investment was not enough to save the courts, said the justice secretary. At least, not the amounts he was prepared to put in

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The Guardian - UK

Why Lammy wants to scrap some jury trials – and the arguments against

Justice secretary says record backlog is failing victims and defendants, but there are concerns about lack of diversity among judges

The Guardian - UK

Lammy’s jury trial plans are ‘massive mistake’, say Labour MPs and peers

Only cases such as murder and rape or offences carrying sentence longer than three years would face jury under plans

The Guardian - UK

Artist caught up in row over Foreign Office queen portrait speaks out

Larry Achiampong, whose ‘pan-African colours’ replaced picture of former monarch, calls angle of some media coverage deeply problematic

Evening Standard

Jury trials to be axed for crimes with sentences under three years as 'swift court' plans announced

David Lammy told the House of Commons the plan for jury-free trials will take time to implement

The Independent UK

Juries to be scrapped in thousands of cases, David Lammy confirms

The justice secretary outlined ‘bold but necessary’ reforms including removing juries in cases that could have a jail sentence of three years or less

Evening Standard

Jury trials to be scrapped in some cases in bid to tackle court backlog

The crown court backlog currently is at a record level of more than 78,000 cases.

The Independent UK

Watch live: Lammy addresses Parliament after more prisoners mistakenly freed

Watch live as David Lammy addresses the House of Commons on Tuesday (2 December) after confirming that 12 more prisoners have been released in error over the last three weeks.

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