Labour would rather splurge billions on hotels for illegal migrants and benefit handouts than protect jury trials, Robert Jenrick has declared. The Shadow Justice Secretary said Sir Keir Starmer and David Lammy “would rather strip you of your rights” than curb waste. He will argue that by providing the judiciary with more money to sit for longer – and hear more cases – jury trials could be protected.

Mr Lammy, the Justice Secretary, will on Tuesday announce plans to “create faster routes for lower-level cases” and “free up Crown Court time so the most serious crimes are heard swiftly and fairly”.

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