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UK justice secretary unable to say how many early release prisoners have been tagged

Alex Norris says ‘too soon’ to say how many released this week from jails in England and Wales have monitoring devices

The Guardian - UK · Oct 4

Justice Secretary U-turn on jury trials as court backlog crisis deepens

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The Independent UK · Oct 4

Labour minister says 'I wouldn't link' Scottish independence with Brexit redo

A LABOUR minister has said he “wouldn’t link the two” when challenged on whether rerunning the Brexit debate should allow Scotland to have a second independence referendum.

The National (Scotland) · Oct 4

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Court backlogs will still fall despite jury trials U-turn, Alex Norris says

The Justice Secretary said introducing legislation for judge only trials would have been ‘complicated to implement’.

Evening Standard · Oct 4

Fury as BBC's Laura Kuenssberg snubs Greens on party conference weekend

The BBC's flagship Sunday politics programme failed to include a Green Party representative – despite the party's conference taking place this weekend

The National (Scotland) · Oct 4

Justice secretary admits court backlog will continue to rise after U-turn on jury trials

While Mr Norris insisted that scrapping the proposal would allow the government to reduce the backlog faster, he refused to commit to a target for bringing the backlog down

The Independent UK · Oct 4

Westminster dismisses Scottish independence referendum as Brexit debate intensifies

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The Independent UK · Oct 4

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Scottish independence referendum not on the table, minister insists after Burnham’s Brexit pledge

Fresh questions over Scottish independence come after first ministers of the UK’s three devolved nations met in Cardiff last month to declare jointly that ‘Westminster’s time is coming to an end’

The Independent UK · Oct 4

As it happened: Israel condemns Green party passing ‘Zionism is racism’ as a ‘stain on history of UK’

Party formally adopts policy which equates Zionism with racism, a move has alarmed some Jewish members

The Guardian - UK · Oct 4

Andy Burnham scraps controversial Keir Starmer plan to axe jury trials

Justice Secretary Alex Norris said he decided to ‘change course’ after hearing the ‘strength of feeling on the proposal’

Evening Standard · Oct 4

Burnham scraps controversial Starmer plan to axe jury trials

The move is a U-turn on radical plans to cut thousands of jury trials across England and Wales in a bid to tackle the court backlog

The Independent UK · Oct 3

Ministers drop plans to cut jury trials in England and Wales after outcry

Critics say scrapping of plans, which aimed to increase judge-alone trials to deliver swifter justice, leaves court system and victims vulnerable

The Guardian - UK · Oct 3

Controversial plan to curb jury trials scrapped

Barrister Karl Turner, who had the Labour whip suspended after he criticised plans to restrict jury trials, welcomed the decision.

The Independent UK · Oct 3

Andy Burnham’s decision to keep the right to jury trials is welcome

But it leaves the problem of unacceptable court backlogs unresolved

The Independent UK · Oct 3

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The National (Scotland) · Oct 3

Who is on the BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg? See full list here

The line-up of guests for the BBC's flagship Sunday politics programme has been confirmed

The Independent UK · Oct 1

New justice secretary vows to be ‘ambitious’ to cut rising court backlog

Ministry of Justice figures showed there were 80,829 cases still to be dealt with at the end of June

Evening Standard · Oct 1

New Lord Chancellor pledges to be ‘ambitious’ in cutting crown court backlog

Justice Secretary Alex Norris was sworn in as Lord Chancellor on Thursday.

The Independent UK · Sep 30

Survivors ‘looking over their shoulders’ as hundreds of criminals freed under early release

Hundreds of prisoners are due to be released from jail on Thursday as part of measures to deal with overcrowding

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International Business Times UK · Sep 14

UK Ministers Urged To Act After US Diplomat's Removal Raises 'Cover-Up' Fears and Calls for English Trial

Conservative justice spokesperson Nick Timothy has urged ministers to investigate after a US embassy staff member accused over suspected child-image offences was reportedly reassigned to the United States.

The Independent UK · Sep 1

Early prison release needed to keep public confidence – Justice Secretary

Alex Norris set out plans to free up capacity in the UK’s overcrowded male prison estate to MPs as Parliament returned for its autumn term.

International Business Times UK · Sep 1

UK Prison Laundries Converted Into Cells as Prison Overcrowding Crisis Leaves Jails at 98% Capacity

The UK government is converting prison laundries into accommodation to address overcrowding, with male prisons at 98% capacity.

Evening Standard · Sep 1

Prisons will still function under plans to turn laundries into cells – minister

Justice Secretary Alex Norris said hundreds of urgently-needed places would be created by converting storerooms and offices.

The Guardian - UK · Sep 1

Burnham warned running prison capacity near limit is ‘big risk’

U-turn on early release scheme will create ‘stresses and strains’ on prison system, says former justice secretary

The Independent UK · Aug 31

Andy Burnham to turn prison laundries into cells in bid to solve overcrowding jails crisis

Around 5,000 prisoners were due to be released early from October under measures to ease overcrowding

Evening Standard · Aug 31

Government to accelerate building of prison places with £110m – minister

Alex Norris will set out plans to speed up the building of prison places as part of the Government’s efforts to tackle overcrowding.

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