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
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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
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After the welfare rebellion before the summer, the PM has a new challenge to his authority on court reform
Angela Rayner among those who could vote against the plan to end the right to a jury trial for some defendants
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The former shadow attorney general has previously described the policy as 'undemocratic'
The Courts and Tribunals Bill, which includes plans to limit jury trials to cases with a likely sentence of three years or more,…
