Ministers are set to unveil major curbs to jury service.

The government says there is a "crisis" in the criminal justice system and bold action will be announced soon by ministers.

Sky News previously reported the Ministry of Justice was set to remove the right to trial by jury for thousands of cases, in a controversial measure which would mark a move away from a core pillar of the criminal justice system in England and Wales.

It's now reported that ministers are examining plans to scrap jury trials in all but the most serious cases, with the majority being heard only by a judge.

A memo sent by David Lammy to fellow ministers, seen by the Times, says there is "no right" to jury trials in the UK and that drastic action was needed to cut the backlog of cases in the crown courts, nearing

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