Nick Timothy

Nick Timothy

Conservative — West Suffolk

Speaking in the House of Commons on 3 February 2026

Debate

Changes to Jury Trials

Contribution

Not waving but drowning. Forty of the right hon. Member’s colleagues—the number is rising—say that restricting jury trials is “madness”. He says that he will not listen to them, judges, lawyers or the victims of crime, so perhaps he will listen to these esteemed voices. “Jury trials will always be a cornerstone of British justice.”—[Official Report, 27 November 2025; Vol. 776, c. 517.] That was the Minister for Courts and Legal Services. “There must be a right of trial by jury in all criminal cases”—that was the Sentencing Minister. “Criminal trials without juries are a bad idea. You do not fix the backlog with trials that are…perceived as unfair.” That was Justice Secretary himself. If even he knows that this is a bad idea, how long must we wait for the 14th U-turn from this miserable Government?

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