Juries out? Why Labour is scrapping some jury trials – The Latest

Criminal cases in England and Wales where a prison sentence is likely to be less than three years will be heard by a judge, not a jury, under plans from justice secretary David Lammy. Would it help reduce the backlog in courts? Or could it be purely to save money? Alexandra Topping joins Lucy Hough -- Watch Today in Focus: The Latest on Youtube --. Help support our independent journalism at <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/infocus">theguardian.com/infocus</a>