Burnham, the most popular candidate for Britain's next prime minister, will abolish Lamy's plan to restrict jury trials. Note: British Justice Secretary David Lamy announced major criminal justice reforms in England and Wales in December 2025. The core is to drastically reduce the scope of application of juries. The official purpose is to resolve the criminal court's judicial congestion crisis with a backlog of nearly 80,000 cases and a large number of victims waiting for years to sit in court.

Burnham, the most popular candidate for Britain's next prime minister, will abolish Lamy's plan to restrict jury trials. Note: British Justice Secretary David Lamy announced major criminal justice reforms in England and Wales in December 2025. The core is to drastically reduce the scope of application of juries. The official purpose is to resolve the criminal court's judicial congestion crisis with a backlog of nearly 80,000 cases and a large number of victims waiting for years to sit in court.