On 10 March, the Labour government’s bill to restrict access to jury trials, a right enjoyed by English citizens for over 800 years, successfully passed its first reading in the houses of parliament.

As previously reported, the Minister for Courts, Sarah Sackman, announced plans for many criminal cases to be heard by only a judge and a magistrate, in order to reduce a backlog of ten of thousands of cases.

https://www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2026/03/24/jury-trials-zionism/

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Meet the pro-Israeli lawyers who want to restrict jury trials in England

David Lammy and Sarah Sackman's plan to erode jury trials make sense given their longstanding allegiance to Zionists

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