Labour MP tells parliament she waited over 1,000 days for her rape case to reach court Charlotte Nichols opposed Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy's plans to curb access to jury trials The Independent UK · Mar 10
Juries matter – but so does keeping the jury system in working order THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: David Lammy’s changes to trial by jury have concerned many in parliament, and any restrictions should only be accepted for as short a period as necessary to relieve the current prison crisis The Independent UK · Mar 10
David Lammy’s Courts and Tribunals Bill passes second reading in Commons IN FULL The Independent UK · Mar 10
Lammy’s jury reforms pass first Commons hurdle despite Labour backbench opposition The Courts and Tribunals Bill includes plans to limit jury trials to cases with a likely sentence of three years or more The Independent UK · Mar 10
David Lammy’s controversial plan to reduce number of jury trials passes major Commons hurdle A significant number of Labour backbenchers abstained in vote over the reforms which propose to limit the number of jury trials Evening Standard · Mar 10
David Lammy’s controversial court reforms supported by MPs despite criticisms A significant number of Labour backbenchers criticised the reforms which propose to limit jury trials. The Independent UK · Mar 10
David Lammy using victims of rape as ‘cudgel’ to drive court reforms – Labour MP Charlotte Nichols hit out at the Deputy Prime Minister’s plans to curb access to jury trials. Evening Standard · Mar 10
Jess Phillips reveals she is ‘victim of courts backlog’ as jury trial bill passes Exclusive: Safeguarding minister says man accused of restraining order breach will not come to court until 2028 The Guardian - UK · Mar 10
Lammy pleads with MPs to back jury reforms as Labour rebels signal dissent The Justice Secretary was calling for the restoration of ‘swift and fair justice’ under reforms. Evening Standard · Mar 10
David Lammy defends controversial reforms to jury trials amid Labour MPs backlash Lammy states the justice system has ‘fallen behind the world it now serves’ The Independent UK · Mar 10
Soham killer Ian Huntley could be given taxpayer-funded funeral Prisons service could be forced to pay £3,000 to cover basic funeral expenses of double murderer The Independent UK · Mar 10
The Guardian - UK · Mar 10 Thousands of lawyers urge Keir Starmer to rethink plans to cut jury trials Government facing prospect of most serious backbench revolt yet over proposals for England and Wales
The Guardian - UK · Mar 9 Overhaul of rape inquiries threatened by lack of courtroom awareness, says expert Exclusive: Independent adviser says some judges in England and Wales have not heard of changes to way cases are investigated
The Independent UK · Mar 9 ‘Juries have not caused this crisis’: Top lawyers and ex-judges plead for government to rethink plans to curb jury trials Retired judges and a former director of public prosecutions are among those calling for the justice secretary to halt plans to scrap juries for some crimes
The Guardian - UK · Mar 9 Labour lawyers ‘blocked’ from briefing MPs on jury trials overhaul before vote Leader of rebel group says there is deep concern within Society of Labour Lawyers about courts and tribunals bill
The Independent UK · Mar 9 Angela Rayner ‘seeking reassurances’ on jury reform as Lammy braced for showdown with Labour MPs Angela Rayner is among those who could vote against the plan to end the right to a jury trial for some defendants
Evening Standard · Mar 7 US bomber lands in UK as Iran war enters eighth day A second Government charter flight carrying UK citizens from Oman is expected to arrive in Britain overnight.
The Independent UK · Mar 7 US B-1 Lancer bomber lands in UK as Iran war enters eighth day The 146ft B-1 Lancer arrived at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire on Friday evening
The Independent UK · Mar 6 Labour ‘playing student politics over Iran war while rest of the world rearms’, Badenoch to say The Tory leader will call on the government to authorise the RAF to strike Iran’s missile launch sites
The Guardian - UK · Mar 6 Cyprus raises doubts about future of British bases on island after drone strike Foreign minister wants ‘conversation’ about closing UK military sites following lack of warning of impending attack on RAF Akrotiri
Evening Standard · Mar 6 Moment pastors put their hands on Donald Trump in White House as they pray over Iran war Video shows pastor praying for the US president to have ‘the strength that he needs to lead our great nation’
The Independent UK · Mar 6 ‘The worst night so far’: Fear grips Tehran as US-Israeli bombs reduce neighbourhoods to rubble Iranians described windows shaking as missiles pounded the capital on the seventh day of the war