Скачать или смотреть David Lammy's jury trial U-turns SLAMMED as a 'national EMBARRASSMENT'

A barrister has furiously quit Labour after penning a devastating letter to Sir Keir Starmer and David Lammy over “shameful” changes to jury trials.

Radical proposals have been made to cut the nightmare crown court backlog by slashing the number of trials heard by jurors.

The right for defendants to choose whether trials should take place in the magistrates’ or crown court would be scrapped, meaning some sexual assault, burglary, drug dealing and robbery cases could be heard by a single judge.

Instead, judges will assess whether a case is “likely” to result in a three-year prison sentence or more. If thought to be less, it will be heard by either a magistrate or the new Crown Court Bench Division.

Justice Secretary David Lammy says drastic action is needed to reduce huge waiting lists, but has faced a furious backlash over cutting people’s right to have their fate decided by their peers.

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