The Prime Minister is facing greater opposition as a former member of his Cabinet backs a coup against him. Angela Rayner is reportedly concerned about the Government’s plans to reform the judiciary. David Lammy, Deputy Prime Minister, has stated that plans to scrap jury trials for crimes carrying sentences of less than three years will help reduce the backlog facing courts and expedite justice for victims. Rayner is joined by around 50 Labour MPs who are opposing plans to halve the number of jury trials, with allies saying she is concerned that it will allow Reform to weaponise the changes, furthering the party’s narrative of the Government versus the public.

Others attempting to block the plans have argued that they are “unjust”, creating an “us-and-them system” that penalises the worki

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