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Here’s hoping that this U-Turn comes quickly. There are far more effective ways to sort out the backlog and give victims their day in court.

We simply don’t need to take long-held rights from defendants to do that

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Starmer expected to U-turn on jury trial plan as MP warns rebels will defeat it
Labour MP Karl Turner said he is ‘absolutely confident’ that if it comes to a vote plans to restrict jury trials to the most serious cases will be defeated by rebels
www.independent.co.uk
January 11, 2026 at 2:23 PM