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UK: Lawyers Send Open Letter to Starmer as Jury Trial Cut Faces Vote

UK: Lawyers Send Open Letter to Starmer as Jury Trial Cut Faces Vote

UK: Lawyers Send Open Letter to Starmer as Jury Trial Cut Faces Vote
Above: Judges are seen during the Rule of Law service at Salisbury Cathedral, on March 16, 2025, in Salisbury, England. Image credit: Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images

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Britain's judicial crisis requires far more than investment and efficiency boosts. WhilstWhile protecting juries for the most serious cases, these reforms will allow the backlog to finally be tamed. Having reached breaking point, there is no time for half-measures — the government is taking the urgent action needed to ensure England and Wales are safe under the rule of law.

Scrapping jury trials is constitutional vandalism. The proposal ignores expert opinion whilstwhile analysis shows these reforms will reduce the backlog by just 2%. With Lammy and Starmer previously defending juries as essential protection against state overreach, this government is knowingly sentencing Britain's justice system for the sake of political point-scoring.

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