Labour MP Attacks Plan To Scrap Most Jury Trials After Revealing She Was Raped

Charlotte Nichols speaks during the debate. A Labour MP has condemned David Lammy s plan to scrap most jury trials after revealing for the first time that she had been raped. Charlotte Nichols accused the justice secretary of using victims as a “cudgel” to force the controversial reforms through. The government wants to get rid of juries in cases where the sentence is expected to be less than three years. Ministers say the move is necessary to clear the huge backlog of court cases in England

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Labour MP Attacks Plan To Scrap Most Jury Trials After Revealing She Was Raped

Charlotte Nichols speaks during the debate. A Labour MP has condemned David Lammy s plan to scrap most jury trials after revealing for the first time that she had been raped. Charlotte Nichols accused the justice secretary of using victims as a “cudgel” to force the controversial reforms through. The government wants to get rid of juries in cases where the sentence is expected to be less than three years. Ministers say the move is necessary to clear the huge backlog of court cases in England

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