Criminal justice crisis: Courts to sit extra days as defendants and victims face waiting FOUR YEARS for trial

The Ministry of Justice says Crown Courts will be able to sit a total of 111,250 days during this financial year - (Getty Images)

Crown courts will sit an extra 1,250 days, the Justice Secretary has announced, as judges apologise for chronic delays which could see trials being scheduled for 2030.

David Lammy says the government is committed to the “biggest investment on record” as it seeks to tackle a crisis which has brought the criminal justice system to the brink of collapse.