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Lammy pleads with MPs to back jury reforms as Labour rebels signal dissent

The Justice Secretary was calling for the restoration of ‘swift and fair justice’ under reforms.

Evening Standard

David Lammy defends controversial reforms to jury trials amid Labour MPs backlash

Lammy states the justice system has ‘fallen behind the world it now serves’

The Independent UK

David Lammy defends plans to cut jury trials ahead of Commons showdown

The Independent UK

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Thousands of lawyers urge Keir Starmer to rethink plans to cut jury trials

Government facing prospect of most serious backbench revolt yet over proposals for England and Wales

The Guardian - UK

Labour lawyers ‘blocked’ from briefing MPs on jury trials overhaul before vote

Leader of rebel group says there is deep concern within Society of Labour Lawyers about courts and tribunals bill

The Guardian - UK

Angela Rayner ‘seeking reassurances’ on jury reform as Lammy braced for showdown with Labour MPs

Angela Rayner is among those who could vote against the plan to end the right to a jury trial for some defendants

The Independent UK

The wheels of British justice have ground to a halt

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Beset by backlogs and sclerotic bureaucracy, David Lammy must employ extraordinary measures to fix an ‘inhumane’ system that is so broken it is no longer fit for purpose

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Labour MP with £50,000 in student debt calls on Starmer to reform loans system

MPs and graduates alike are urging the government to ‘sort this sorry mess out’ as millions face spiralling debts

The Independent UK

Minister joins mockery of Reform's Nadhim Zahawi for saying he 'doesn't feel safe in London' after walking past tired man

Sir Sadiq Khan told ex-Tory Chancellor Mr Zahawi to ‘stop being a pound shop version of Donald Trump’ after he argued the capital is not safe

Evening Standard

Ministers ‘ready to quit’ in rebellion against scrapping of jury trials

The prime minister is looking to scrap jury trials for certain cases in an effort to reduce backlogs in the justice system

Evening Standard

Slashing jury trials could clear courts backlog within a decade, says Lammy

Exclusive: Lord chancellor urges MPs to back judge-only trials in thousands of criminal cases in England and Wales

The Guardian - UK

David Lammy: JD Vance agrees that sexualised AI images on X are ‘unacceptable’

Exclusive: US vice-president ‘sympathetic’ to concerns over Grok-generated pornography, says deputy PM

The Guardian - UK

Starmer expected to U-turn on jury trial plan as MP warns rebels will defeat it

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

The Independent UK

Prime Minister ‘ought to be ashamed’ for scrapping jury trials, Labour MP says

Karl Turner said he was ‘absolutely stunned’ by the policy.

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The Independent UK

Starmer facing new rebellion as dozens of Labour MPs sign letter against scrapping jury trials

After the welfare rebellion before the summer, the PM has a new challenge to his authority on court reform

The Guardian - UK

Labour MPs revolt over ‘madness’ of jury-scrapping plans

Letter from 39 backbenchers threatens rebellion over proposal to expedite court backlog in England and Wales

Evening Standard

Starmer faces threat of rebellion from Labour MPs over jury trial plans

Thirty-nine Labour MPs have put their name to an open letter which brands the proposals ‘an ineffective way of dealing with the crippling backlog’.

The Guardian - AU

NHS was ‘within hours’ of running out of gowns during pandemic, Hancock tells Covid inquiry – as it happened

Former health secretary is facing questions at the UK Covid-19 inquiry

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‘We’re taxing non-doms, not condoms!’: Labour strives to reconnect with disengaged voters

In Hull East, less than half of the electorate went to the ballot box in 2019 – and, here and elsewhere, the party fears being caught out by political apathy

The Independent UK

First they send migrants to Rwanda - now Tories want to send British prisoners abroad

Tory figures cited similar measures introduced in European countries including Norway and Belgium which saw hundreds of prisoners sent to the Netherlands

The Independent UK

Tory MP rakes in £150,000 from five extra jobs – double his MP salary

The former justice secretary has taken on a string of lucrative jobs outside parliament, almost tripling his yearly pay

The Independent UK

Labour MP apologises for sharing ‘misleading’ image of onlooker giving Sunak disapproving stare

Science secretary Michelle Donelan rebuked Karl Turner who posted a picture depicting Rishi Sunak seemingly being disapproved of by an onlooker

The Guardian - UK

Labour MP criticised for sharing ‘doctored image of Rishi Sunak’

Authenticity of image showing prime minister with badly poured pint at London beer festival questioned

The Independent UK

Donelan accuses Labour MP of misleading public with ‘fake image’ of Sunak

Science Secretary Michelle Donelan rebuked Karl Turner who posted a picture depicting Rishi Sunak seemingly being disapproved of by an onlooker.

The Independent UK

Labour MP: No precedent for public paying Johnson legal fees in committee probe

Karl Turner said Prime Minister Rishi Sunak should correct the record in the House of Commons.

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