Radical measures to tackle the "courts emergency" will be unveiled by the government today - with speculation that jury trials could be limited to the most serious of crimes. Deputy Prime Minister ...

David Lammy has allegedly named sex pest Bill Cosby as his childhood role model. In a video for civil servants marking International Men's Day, Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Secretary Mr Lammy is ...

A memo leaked this week revealing Lammy’s plan to get rid of jury trials for everyone except rapists and killers DAVID Lammy’s plan to scrap jury trials has led to accusations he does not trust ...

Major reforms to the criminal justice system, set to be unveiled this week, will aim to “put victims front and centre", Justice Secretary David Lammy has announced, amid reports that jury trials could ...

David Lammy has insisted he wants to “save the jury system” as he gears up to unveil sweeping reforms which would see some criminal trials decided by judges alone. The justice secretary will lay out ...

More than 60 women have accused US television star Cosby of rape or sexual assault DEPUTY PM David Lammy made an embarrassing gaffe by calling sex-pest comedian Bill Cosby his childhood role model.

Lord chancellor and justice secretary David Lammy will today confirm if he intends to scrap jury trials for all but the most serious cases as part of wider efforts to tackle what he has declared a ...

03:14, Tue, Nov 25, 2025 Updated: 15:13, Tue, Nov 25, 2025 Justice Secretary David Lammy has revealed that disgraced US television star Bill Cosby was one of his top male role models growing up, in a ...

David Lammy has claimed Labour “inherited a courts emergency” ahead of sweeping reforms that could see most trials by jury axed. The Deputy PM is expected to outline the Government’s blueprint for a ...

Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy speaking to the media during a groundbreaking event for a new prison next to HMP Gartree in Market Harborough (Image: Jacob King) DAVID Lammy named Bill Cosby as one ...

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Justice Secretary David Lammy has written to officials suggesting only rape, murder and manslaughter cases might be heard by juries under deeply controversial plans to overhaul the courts system. Mr ...