英国首相基尔·斯塔默(Keir Starmer)通过副手安迪·伯纳姆(Andy Burnham)表示，将放弃由前司法大臣大卫·拉米(David Lammy)在12月提出的司法改革计划[1]。该计划原本旨在剥夺被判刑三年或以下被告人的陪审团审判权，以应对法庭案件积压问题[1]。
根据官方评估，该改革方案声称可在十年内清除近80,000起积压的审判[1]。然而，这一提议遭到法律界人士和部分工党议员的强烈反对[1]。工党议员卡尔·特纳(Karl Turner)因批评拉米和斯塔默而被暂停党籍，目前正在寻求恢复[1]。伯纳姆对保留陪审团制度持支持态度，他表示个人经历，特别是在希尔斯堡灾难中争取司法正义的经历，使其倾向于维持陪审团制度[1]。
The British government, signaled through Andy Burnham, has indicated it will abandon judicial reform plans to restrict jury trials previously announced by former Justice Secretary David Lammy.[1] The proposal, unveiled in December, would have denied defendants facing sentences of three years or less access to jury trials and was claimed to clear nearly 80,000 backlogged cases over a decade.[1]
Burnham's position reflects significant resistance from the legal profession and Labour party members to the reforms.[1] The controversy has already led to the suspension of Labour MP Karl Turner, who criticized both Lammy and Prime Minister Keir Starmer over the proposals and is currently seeking restoration of his party membership.[1] Burnham, drawing on his personal experience campaigning for justice in the Hillsborough disaster, has expressed reservations about restricting jury trials, suggesting his preference for preserving the jury system influences the government's reassessment.[1]