David Lammy MP has been hammering home that his proposed jury restrictions are for victims of crime.
Yesterday, over THIRTY organisations across the VAWG sector wrote David a letter.
And it was clear:
They do not support the restriction of jury trial.
https://t.co/XrGXTGlP7x
Over 3,200 legal professionals including 22 retired judges and 303 KCs have written to the Prime Minister urging him not to reduce our jury trials.
Barristers enable complainants/victims/survivors and defendants to give their evidence in court.
Barristers want to lift the criminal justice system out of the crisis.
Barristers have pioneered proposals to reduce delays and welcome their implementation. They need to happen urgently.
Juries do not cause the unacceptable delays and are not the remedy to reduce delays.
@thebarcouncil
#JusticeNeedsJuries
These are people who have dedicated their entire working lives standing up for victims of crime. Today MPs are being asked to ignore them. Don’t let them. 👇🏻
Manchester United football net debt, defined as borrowings less cash plus transfer payables less transfer receivables, which was £12m when the Glazer family bought the club in 2005, goes through the £1 billion barrier for the first time. #MUFC
Elon Musk has had a lot to say about the grooming gangs scandal. We looked at 24 hours on Musk's X timeline and found a range of false and misleading information being amplified. Produced by Catherine Karelli, Shayan Sardarizadeh and Jake Horton. Graphics by Jacqueline Galvin.
🗣️ "If you go to the Manchester United website it talks about greatness. Well, I tell you what, INEOS are tarnishing that greatness - they're making the Glazers look good!"
Football finance expert @KieranMaguire says staff morale at the club is not good at present.
#MUFC
Here’s a curious tale involving Boris Johnson, the annual allowance for former Prime Ministers, and the man Kemi Badenoch chose to stand in for her at PMQs last month. Oh, and £67,803 of taxpayers’ money handed to Johnson that he wasn’t entitled to claim. (1/8)
Increase in cost for kids at Old Trafford £25 to £66 = £41
Cost of sacking executives and managers & recruiting new manager in 2024 £27.125 million
Number of increased ticket prices to kids that need to cover executive redundancies & recruitment: 661,585
#Glazernomics#MUFC
Cost for a ten year old Jim Ratcliffe from Failsworth to watch Manchester United in 1962 7.5 pence
Cost for a ten year old kid from Failsworth to watch Jim Ratcliffe’s Manchester United in 2024 £66
This is massive
Supreme Court rules WCs can sued for nuisance or trespass for dumping sewage even if “There has been no negligence or deliberate misconduct”, by the WC
That opens the way for 1,000s of claims by fishing clubs, swimmers, riparian owners against WCs. WOW just WOW!
@JamesCleverly@Conservatives Liar.
You cut 21,000 officers. You have not even replaced those.
You have dismantled every part of the criminal justice system.
You owe the public an apology.
Now more than ever let's get behind & support these young people. We can all see what's happening & who's being set up to be the face of defeat. We are going to be gas lit with explanations & justifications, but those deciding who goes on the back pages know what they’re doing. Let's keep our energy focused on giving these players pure love & support throughout the tournament.