Keir Starmer faces new backbench Labour rebellion over bid to scrap jury trials as 80 MPs signal they are ready to block law change
- Posted on March 8, 2026
- By Daily Mail
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Keir Starmer faces new backbench Labour rebellion over bid to scrap jury trials as 80 MPs signal they are ready to block law change

Opponents to the proposal being spearheaded by Justice Secretary David Lammy believe around 80 Labour MPs will refuse to back it when it comes to the Commons for the first time this week.