The jury is still out on David Lammy’s ‘swift court’ reforms - THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The lord chancellor is right ...
Mr Lammy, the Justice Secretary, will on Tuesday announce plans to "create faster routes for lower-level cases" and "free up Crown Court time so the most serious crimes are heard swiftly and fairly".
As David Lammy is discovering, the doctrine of ministerial accountability is a cruel one. The ministerial code – the nearest thing we have in this respect to a written constitution – is clear. It ...