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RobotToaster@mander.xyz to UK Politics@feddit.uk · 1 day ago

Lammy plans to scrap jury trials for most slammed as 'assault on our rights'

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Lammy plans to scrap jury trials for most slammed as 'assault on our rights'

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RobotToaster@mander.xyz to UK Politics@feddit.uk · 1 day ago
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DAVID LAMMY’S reported plans to scrap jury trials for all but the most serious offences are an “assault on our rights,” campaigners warned today.The Justice Secretary has written to officials suggesting that only rape, murder and manslaughter cases might continue to be heard by juries as part of an overhaul of the court system, according to the Times.In a memo cited by the paper, Mr Lammy, who is also Deputy Prime Minister, said there was “no right” to jury trials in Britain and argued that limiting them would not compromise the rights of suspects.
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    The UK is a primitive backwater. An absolute shithole.

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      Bit strong mate, 75% shithole at most.

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        Yeah, don’t you dare try to take that title away from us Americans!

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