Labour’s plan to slash jury trials will create more miscarriages of justice, say critics

Leading barrister and pressure groups say move would lead to more unfairness for Black, Asian and minority ethnic defendantsDavid Lammy’s plans to drop juries for all except the most serious cases will create “further unfairness and miscarriages of justice” for Black, Asian and minority ethnic defendants, critics have said.A leading barrister and pressure groups have cited the justice secretary’s own 2017 review into prejudice in the criminal justice system as evidence th