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Callum Parke

New Lord Chancellor pledges to be ‘ambitious’ in cutting crown court backlog

Alex Norris Crown Court Baroness Carr Ellie Reeves Andy Slaughter
Justice Secretary Alex Norris (centre) with Lady Chief Justice Baroness Carr and Master of the Rolls Sir Geoffrey Vos, outside the Royal Courts of Justice (James Manning/PA) - (PA Wire)

The Justice Secretary has pledged to defend the judiciary’s independence and be “ambitious” in efforts to reduce Crown Court backlogs as he was sworn in as Lord Chancellor.

Alex Norris, the MP for Nottingham North and Kimberley, told England and Wales’ most senior judges that he would “bring with me a profound respect for the institutions that make our country great”.

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