Britain scraps heavily criticised plans to curb jury trials after backlash
📍 Where it landed
The government withdrew the proposed reforms that would have ended jury trials in England and Wales after facing strong backlash, with Minister Alex Norris and other officials confirming the abandonment of the plan. Officials also said that court backlogs were still expected to decline despite the reversal.
The episode concluded with the announced cancellation of the controversial changes.
Epilogue added 2h ago, after coverage quieted.
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Britain scraps heavily criticised plans to curb jury trials after backlash reuters.com · 4d ago broke it first
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