David Lammy has suggested that trial by jury could be heavily curtailed in order to clear the backlog in our courts. Richard recently appeared on Times Radio to explain why he strongly disagrees. This can be listened to at https://youtu.be/W4PSNFaS2QE?si=v5KJzsEC_OqdkNcd
Richard Fuller MP said:
For centuries our judicial system has supported the trial of an individual by their peers - a process that dates back to Anglo Saxon times prior to the Norman conquest of 1066 and enshrined in Magna Carta in 1215.
David Lammy previously supported trial by jury and called for courts to sit more frequently in order to clear the back log. This would be a far more preferable route than to discard 800 years of tradition and a system that has rarely failed us.
