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'This is basic constitutional vandalism of the first order!' Political commentator Alex Deane responds to reports that jury trials could be reserved for serious cases only, as part of David Lammy's justice system overhaul.

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The Institute for Government has found that abolishing jury trials may only move forward trials for cases of rape by a week. The establishment of specialist rape trials could help to deal with this backlog now.

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This is utterly DAMNING for David Lammy. "We are not looking to convict people as quickly as possible, we are looking for justice." A Barrister clinically dismantles David Lammy's disgraceful decision to scrap jury trials. Watch until the end. It wont even fix the backlog.

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David Lammy’s proposal to abolish jury trials will undermine the bulwark of our constitution. Especially when this judicial vandalism is due to legalistic penny pinching. Our courts need to be properly funded; jury trials are not the issue 👇

David Lammy’s proposal to abolish jury trials will undermine the bulwark of our constitution. Especially when this judicial vandalism is due to legalistic penny pinching. Our courts need to be properly funded; jury trials are not the issue 👇

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Justice Secretary David Lammy is considering scrapping trial by juries - an ancient right that's said to date back to the Magna Carta more than 800 years ago. The proposals could help clear a massive 78,000 backlog of court cases, but would see jury trials only guaranteed for defendants facing rape, murder, manslaughter or other very serious charges. Katy Rickitt reports.

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The Justice Secretary, David Lammy, and his decision today to abolish trial by jury in all but the most serious cases undermines the very foundations of law and order in this country.

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David Lammy is undermining a bulwark of our constitution. Jury trials have been part of the bedrock of our society for hundreds of years. Lammy now proposes abolishing jury trials in many cases. A sweeping and dangerous step. Watch me challenge him in UK House of Commons here 👇

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Jury trials are not the problem, chronic underinvestment is. Our courts, such as Caernarfon Justice Centre, are processing fewer cases because of crumbling buildings, staff shortages and high workloads. Scrapping jury trials won’t solve these fundamental issues.

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David Lammy is now trying to use victims of sexual abuse to push through his plan to scrap jury trials in the UK. We aren’t “dropping” our cases. The justice system drops us. Stop exploiting the women and girls you failed for years. Stop using us to justify your evil agenda.

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