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Labour MP Who Rebelled over Jury Trial Plans 'Not Expecting to Lose Whip'
Over 14% of Crown courtrooms were unused on 8 January while critics argue backlog is due to underfunding, not jury trial rights restrictions.
- Karl Turner, a Labour MP, stated that removing the right to a jury trial in some cases is "not something the Labour Party believes in".
- This is the first time since 2010 that Turner broke the party whip to oppose such proposals and he remains confident of getting enough party support to defeat any legislation.
- The Government plans to remove jury trials for offences with prison sentences of three years or less, following a review by Sir Brian Leveson.
- Turner criticized Sir Keir Starmer and David Lammy for supporting the changes, stressing that "every single barrister in the criminal justice system is saying it’s a bad idea and it won’t work".
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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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