Britain Scraps Jury Curbs Plan
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Justice Secretary Alex Norris said he decided to “change course” after hearing the “strength of feeling on the proposals”.
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Barrister Karl Turner, who had the Labour whip suspended after he criticised the plan, welcomed the decision, and thanked the Prime Minister “for his support during my campaign”.
Mr Lammy wanted to reserve jury trials for “indictable-only” offences such as murder and rape, and lesser “either-way” offences with a likely sentence of more than three years in prison.
Andy Burnham has scrapped the Government's controversial plans to curb jury trials.
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- 3 Oct
Justice Secretary Alex Norris said he decided to “change course” after hearing the “strength of feeling on the proposals”.
- 4 Oct
Barrister Karl Turner, who had the Labour whip suspended after he criticised the plan, welcomed the decision, and thanked the Prime Minister “for his support during my campaign”.
Coverage 6 articles
4 Oct Court backlogs will still fall despite jury trials U-turn, Alex Norris says
Evening Standard
4 Oct Andy Burnham scraps controversial Keir Starmer plan to axe jury trials
Evening Standard
4 Oct Burnham scraps controversial plans to curb jury trials
BBC
4 Oct Andy Burnham scraps controversial plans to curb jury trials
Daily Mail
3 Oct Controversial plan to curb jury trials scrapped
Evening Standard3 Oct Britain scraps heavily criticised plans to curb jury trials after backlash
The Straits Times
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