Politics · 2 hours ago
Burnham Drops Starmer-Era Plan to Limit Jury Trials
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has dropped plans from the Keir Starmer years for judges alone to try many cases that would mean a sentence under three years. Justice Secretary Alex Norris said he changed course after strong opposition, while aiming to cut a Crown Court backlog of nearly 81,000. Only complex fraud would stay judge-only. Barristers welcomed the move but warned other court changes remain.
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