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Courts backlog will 'get worse before it gets better' | David Lammy, the justice secretary, vowed to press ahead with restricting the right to a jury trial as part of reform aimed to cut the rising backlog of court cases – while Sarah Sackman, a junior minister, admitted that, even with the reforms, the number of outstanding cases is projected to be higher at the end of this parliament than it is today. The current case backlog stands at 80,000, with the government predicting this will reach 200,000 by 2035 if no reforms are implemented. Sackman said that if all the reforms are implemented, the backlog is expected to be 83,000 by end of parliament, before falling below 50,000 by 2035. But many Labour MPs, led by Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East), continue to oppose the restriction of jury trials, arguing that it is wrong in principle and will have a negligible effect in speeding up cases. |
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| In an exclusive interview with The Independent, the Tory leader praises King Charles for his response to the arrest of his brother |
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What else you need to know today |
● Reform MP Danny Kruger claims Britain is suffering from an "unregulated sexual economy" ● Ben Judah, recently special adviser to David Lammy as foreign secretary, says Vladimir Putin wanted to revive Russia's empire, but has ended up as China's lapdog instead ● I have written about the overuse of the "humble address" mechanism for forcing the publication of government documents – in today's case from 25 years ago about the appointment of former prince Andrew as a trade envoy |
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Why can't MPs debate the future of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor? |
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Everyone is talking about the former prince – but not, it seems, our elected politicians. Sean O'Grady looks at the rules that govern what parliament is allowed to discuss... Read more |
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A rude, arrogant and entitled man who could not distinguish between the public interest, which he said he served, and his own private interest |
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| Chris Bryant, trade minister, on Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor |
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