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“Under the original plans, Lammy had wanted to reserve jury trials for the most serious "indictable" offences - meaning cases that are always sent to Crown Court, including murder and rape.”

“However, in an appeal of that decision at the Upper Tribunal, the migrant won his case under Article 3 of the ECHR.”

“…ied as a woman, was been jailed for more than six years for rape - and was referred to as 'she' during his sentencing in court Its previous advice said only witnesses ‘such as a victim of a sexual assault by a trans person’ could be referred to by ‘pronouns…”

“He called for the case for the Union to be made “clearly, confidently and in practical terms”, and repeated his challenge to Sinn Féin vice president Michelle O’Neill to a head-to-head debate on Northern Ireland’s future.”

“Specialist courtrooms prioritising cases of rape and other serious sex offences are to be introduced across England and Wales, with campaigners welcoming the move as potentially transformative.”