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Starmer urges Europe’s leaders to curb ECHR to halt rise of far right

Exclusive: PM calls for members of European convention on human rights to allow tougher action to protect borders

The Guardian - UK

Stephen Fry and Joanna Lumley among celebrities urging UK not to weaken torture protections

Public figures sign letter saying plan to reinterpret ECHR for asylum seekers is ‘affront to us all’ and a threat to security

The Guardian - UK

UK will go further to stop ‘abusive’ Slapps lawsuits, Lammy says

Justice secretary says government wants to protect journalists and activists who ‘shine a light on corruption’

The Guardian - UK

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Scrapping of jury trials will do ‘next to nothing’ for rape victims – Jenrick

Jury trials will be reserved for offences such as murder and rape, and those with a likely sentence of more than three years in prison, under plans.

Evening Standard

Judge-only trials will help get ‘justice moving faster’ in fraud trials – Lammy

The Justice Secretary launched the strategy as he faces continued outcry over his plans to scrap jury trials for some crimes.

Evening Standard

Lammy Convenes Legal 'War Room' to Future-Proof £42.6B Sector as AI Reshapes the Game

Panel convened to maintain English law's 40% global market share. AI could automate 11% of legal work, but only 2% of firms have monetised the technology.

International Business Times UK

Brickbat: No Jury of Your Peers

British Justice Secretary David Lammy has proposed ending jury trials for most criminal cases, reserving them only for rape, murder,… The post Brickbat: No Jury of Your Peers appeared first on Reason.com.

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Rights groups warn against UK plans to weaken torture protections in ECHR

Exclusive: Ministers face pushback over potential changes to asylum seekers’ rights before Council of Europe meeting

The Guardian - UK

UK will not be haven for dirty money, Lammy to say in corruption crackdown

Exclusive: Justice secretary to announce measures aimed at countering illicit finance as well as bribery in public services

The Guardian - UK

Minister shuts down David Lammy over joining EU customs union

Cabinet minister Pat McFadden said the prime minister has been ‘pretty clear’ that the UK won’t be rejoining the customs union

The Independent UK

‘A move towards an authoritarian state’: what those with trial experience think of removing juries

David Lammy plans to cut the number of jury trials in England and Wales. A defendant, a victim, a barrister, a KC, a judge and a juror have concerns

The Guardian - UK

‘The only idea around’: will Labour return to a customs union with the EU?

The desperate search for economic growth is pushing the party to confront the issue that dare not speak its name

The Guardian - UK

Reform UK revokes membership of council leader accused of racism

Party removes Ian Cooper after he was alleged to have abused Sadiq Khan, David Lammy and other figures online

The Guardian - UK

Starmer clarifies position on EU after Lammy talks up customs union

The Prime Minister said Labour would be sticking to its manifesto, which pledged to deepen ties with the EU without returning to the customs union.

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The Independent UK

Labour voters want Starmer to ditch Brexit red lines and rejoin EU customs union instead of raising taxes

Exclusive: Some 67 per cent of 2024 Labour voters back rejoining the customs union instead of raising taxes, a new poll shows

The Independent UK

David Lammy says rejoining EU customs union could boost UK economy

Deputy PM joins growing chorus of support in Labour to undo Brexit

The Independent UK

It is scarcely believable that so many in Britain are in detention indefinitely

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: At the current pace, it will take at least a decade for the 2,400 prisoners on IPP sentences to be freed, despite some having already served up to 22 times their original minimum tariff. The government must do more to speed up their release – and…

Evening Standard

OPINION - David Lammy: Justice delayed is justice denied, which is why we’re cutting back jury trials

David Lammy says radical action is needed to tackle the backlog as he defends his highly controversial decision to reform the courts

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The Guardian - UK

Reform council leader accused of racism after alleged remarks about Sadiq Khan

Ian Cooper allegedly called Khan ‘narcissistic Pakistani’ and made comments about lawyer Shola Mos-Shogbamimu

The Conversation

Limiting jury trials will harm minority ethnic victims and defendants, research shows

The right to trial by jury dates back to at least the 12th century. The government’s proposals to limit it in England and Wales, many argue, run counter to the UK’s core democratic principles. And as others have pointed out, scrapping jury trials for some crimes is unlikely to solve…

The Guardian - UK

What juries can do that professional judges can’t

Letters: Jurors bring a humane, rounded perspective to the system, says Simeon Wallis. Plus letters from Diana Good and Francis FitzGibbon KC

The Independent UK

Voices: The police have learned nothing from Sarah Everard’s murder – they’re still letting women down

COMMENT: Women still feel unsafe on British streets, an inquiry has found – and is it any wonder when nobody takes us seriously, asks Victoria Richards

The Guardian - UK

Rape victims in England and Wales to be protected from ‘serial liar’ trope in legal shake-up

Exclusive: New laws will also curb questioning and aim to stop complainants being discredited over previous reports

The Independent UK

The jury is still out on David Lammy’s ‘swift court’ reforms

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The lord chancellor is right to adopt urgent measures to tackle a court backlog that is ruining lives and depriving so many of justice – but even if it takes years, the general presumption of a basic right to trial by jury must be restored

Euronews

UK government plans to scrap some jury trials in an attempt to clear a court backlog

The government says there are almost 80,000 cases waiting to be heard in criminal courts in England and Wales, more than double the pre-pandemic figure.

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