Jury Trials

Part of Solicitor General – in the House of Commons at on 5 February 2026.

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Photo of Ellie Reeves Ellie Reeves Party Chair, Labour Party, The Solicitor-General

I would remind the hon. Lady that 90% of cases in this country are already heard without a jury, but I do not think it can be denied that 14 years of Conservative Government left a crisis in our courts. It cannot be right that victims of rape are waiting three or sometimes four years for their cases to get to court. As I have said before, reform on its own is not enough. That is why we have a record number of sitting days, and it is why we are putting £550 million into support for victims and have increased solicitor fees. We have to look across the system at how we can do better, because justice delayed is justice denied.