Ministers drop plans to cut jury trials in England and Wales after outcry
The justice secretary Alex Norris, pictured at Westminster Abbey’s annual judges’ service, said he had changed course after hearing ‘the strength of feeling on the proposals’. Photograph: Jordan Pettitt/PAView image in fullscreenThe justice secretary Alex Norris, pictured at Westminster Abbey’s annual judges’ service, said he had changed course after hearing ‘the strength of feeling on the proposals’. I remain committed to bringing down the backlog and delivering swifter justice for those who so desperately need it.
- ▪The justice secretary Alex Norris, pictured at Westminster Abbey’s annual judges’ service, said he had changed course after hearing ‘the strength of feeling on the proposals’.
- ▪Photograph: Jordan Pettitt/PAView image in fullscreenThe justice secretary Alex Norris, pictured at Westminster Abbey’s annual judges’ service, said he had changed course after hearing ‘the strength of feeling on the proposals’.
- ▪I remain committed to bringing down the backlog and delivering swifter justice for those who so desperately need it.
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The justice secretary Alex Norris, pictured at Westminster Abbey’s annual judges’ service, said he had changed course after hearing ‘the strength of feeling on the proposals’. Photograph: Jordan Pettitt/PAView image in fullscreenThe justice secretary Alex Norris, pictured at Westminster Abbey’s annual judges’ service, said he had changed course after hearing ‘the strength of feeling on the proposals’. Photograph: Jordan Pettitt/PAUK criminal justiceMinisters drop plans to cut jury trials in England and Wales after outcry Critics say scrapping of plans, which aimed to increase judge-alone trials to deliver swifter justice, leaves court system and victims vulnerableHaroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondentSat 3 Oct 2026 19.01 EDTLast modified on Sat 3 Oct 2026 19.02 EDTSharePrefer the…
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