Burnham abandons plans to reduce jury trials in crown courts

Summarised from 5 outlets · Updated 4 Oct, 00:13 · Archive

The government has dropped plans to cut crown court jury trials.

The government has dropped proposals to reduce the number of jury trials in crown courts across England and Wales. The plans had been introduced to tackle court backlogs under Sir Keir Starmer's administration.

The proposals met significant opposition from Labour MPs and legal professionals. The government cited the 'strength of feeling' against the measures in deciding to abandon them.

How it is being reported

• Andy Burnham praised for axing controversial plan to curb jury trialsThe Mirror · 4 Oct, 00:02
• Burnham scraps controversial Starmer plan to axe jury trialsThe Independent · 4 Oct, 00:01
• Ministers drop plans to cut jury trials in England and Wales after outcryThe Guardian · 4 Oct, 00:01
• Andy Burnham scraps plan to curb jury trialsSky News · 3 Oct, 19:34
• Andy Burnham abandons plans to curb jury trials over ‘strength of feeling’Metro · 3 Oct, 10:29

In this story: Andy Burnham · Keir Starmer · England and Wales

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