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Tristan Kirk

Criminal barristers warn of ‘national emergency’ as they head to Parliament in legal aid dispute

Barristers have walked out for a fourth week as industrial action at courts around the country continues (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

(Picture: PA Wire)

The criminal justice system is in the grip of a “national emergency” with politicians accused of playing Russian Roulette with its future, barrister told Parliament as their strike enters its fourth week.

A delegation of barristers were at the Houses of Parliament on Monday to lobby MPs and Lords on the Legal Aid dispute with government, which is causing widespread disruption in the criminal courts.

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