Britain scraps heavily criticized plans to curb jury trials after backlash

LONDON: Britain will scrap plans ​to remove the historic right to trial by jury for defendants in less serious criminal cases, the government announced on Sunday, in response to sustained criticism of the proposals by many lawyers and politicians. The decision by Andy Burnham, who became prime minister in July, to drop his predecessor Keir Starmer’s policy comes as hundreds of prisoners were released early to stop prisons becoming full, in just one element of a criminal justice crisis. Plans to