One person determining innocence or guilt is wrong, and an unusual, unaccustomed & invidious position for a single judge. But for context, in 2024, magistrates' courts (3 members of the community) held approximately 1.43 million trials, while in the crown courts, there were 114,000 trials.

Well, I have to disagree. I was a Labour member until 3 days ago. I’ve finally decided that enough is enough. I’ve resigned because this speech was the final straw. Our attitude towards immigrants is a measure of our humanity - and I can see the depths to which the current leadership has fallen.