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UK government scraps controversial plan to curb jury trials
Original: Controversial plan to curb jury trials scrapped https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/labour-government-mps-barrister
The UK government has abandoned a controversial plan to restrict the use of jury trials, a proposal that had drawn strong opposition from barristers and MPs. The Labour government's climbdown follows criticism that limiting jury trials would undermine a cornerstone of the British justice system. Legal professionals who campaigned against the change are welcoming the decision.
Why now: The government's reversal on a major justice policy that faced heavy resistance from the legal profession is significant news.
Labour governmentUK Parliamentbarristersjury trials
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- Controversial plan to curb jury trials scrapped https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/labour-government-mps-barrister-b1299443.html # Politics # Law # News · the_standard@robot.villas · 5
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