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As the criminal justice system continues to crumble, the justice secretary David Lammy is reportedly proposing a major shake-up that would scrap some jury trials.

Currently, all criminal trials are heard in front of a jury that decides on the accused’s fate; however, Lammy’s proposal will see jury trials only for murder, rape or manslaughter cases.

For the majority of cases, and those not to be deemed serious or in the “public interest”, will be heard by a judge alone.

According to a memo seen by The Times, Lammy – who is also the deputy Prime Minister alongside running the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) – wrote to ministers and senior civil servants in November to say that there was “no right” to jury trials in the UK and that drasti

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