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First tranche of Mandelson papers set to be published on Wednesday

Parliamentary sources said Cabinet minister Darren Jones is expected to address MPs after Prime Minister’s Questions.

Evening Standard · Mar 10

MP tells Commons she waited 1,088 days for her rape case to reach court

Charlotte Nichols opposes plan to cut jury trials in England and Wales and calls for creation of special courts to hear rape cases

The Guardian - UK · Mar 10

David Lammy using victims of rape as ‘cudgel’ to drive court reforms – Labour MP

Charlotte Nichols hit out at the Deputy Prime Minister’s plans to curb access to jury trials.

Evening Standard · Mar 10

Nigel Farage vows to reverse fuel duty increase in Reform petrol station stunt

The party said it would slash net zero initiatives to save £13 billion a year.

Evening Standard · Mar 10

Lammy defends jury reforms against claims they will worsen racial bias in legal system – as it happened

Justice secretary says changes designed to reduce courts backlog will benefit remand rates

The Guardian - UK · Mar 10

Thousands of lawyers urge Keir Starmer to rethink plans to cut jury trials

Government facing prospect of most serious backbench revolt yet over proposals for England and Wales

The Guardian - UK · Mar 10

The blistering speech that tells me Britain’s social care deadlock can finally be broken

If anyone can make the public pay for a national care service, it’s Louise Casey, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · Mar 10

‘Juries have not caused this crisis’: Top lawyers and ex-judges plead for government to rethink plans to curb jury trials

Retired judges and a former director of public prosecutions are among those calling for the justice secretary to halt plans to scrap juries for some crimes

The Independent UK · Mar 9

Definition of anti-Muslim hate will not harm free speech, says Steve Reed

Communities secretary tells MPs that government has to act against record levels of hate crimes

The Guardian - UK · Mar 9

Iran war ‘could turbocharge Labour's collapse in London’ as poll shows 19 councils at risk

Polls have predicted a woeful set of results for Sir Keir Starmer’s party at the local elections on May 7

Evening Standard · Mar 9