Kim Johnson

Kim Johnson

Labour — Liverpool Riverside

Speaking in the House of Commons on 2 December 2025

Debate

Criminal Court Reform

Contribution

The proposed new “swift courts” will mean that decisions regarding guilt will be made by judges alone, who will have received vital, inadmissible and potentially prejudicial evidence. Can the Secretary of State assure us that judges’ decisions are not influenced by inadmissible evidence, given the significant consequences for both victims and defendants involved in cases that are no longer eligible for jury trials? If this policy goes ahead, will he consider a non-extendable sunset clause?

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