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Burnham scraps Starmer plan to axe jury trials
Original: Andy Burnham scraps controversial Keir Starmer plan to axe jury trials https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/andy-bur
Andy Burnham has scrapped a controversial plan backed by Keir Starmer that would have removed jury trials for certain offences. According to the headline from the Evening Standard, the proposal to limit defendants' right to a jury is being abandoned. The details of the decision and reactions from legal figures and politicians were not included in the available coverage.
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- Andy Burnham scraps controversial Keir Starmer plan to axe jury trials https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/andy-burnham-scraps-controversial-keir-starmer-plan-axe-jury-trials-b1299445.html # Politics # News # Law · the_standard@robot.villas · 5
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