Crown Court delays won’t be significantly reduced for nearly a decade even with plans to replace half of jury trials

David Lammy has pledged to fix the UK’s broken judicial system amid a spiralling case backlog

Crown Court delays won’t be significantly reduced for nearly a decade even with plans to replace half of jury trials

Shocking court backlog means serious criminals won't have their cases heard until 2030 – and more than 200 suspects accused of rape won’t face a judge and jury until at least 2028