Conservatives claim ‘major victory’ as Tory conference begins after Labour scraps plans to curb jury trials – UK politics live
Summary
The UK Conservative Party, led by Kemi Badenoch, is holding its conference with some claims of progress despite ongoing challenges in polls and party unity. Meanwhile, the Labour Party has abandoned plans to limit jury trials, which Conservatives say is a win for preserving trial by jury in England and Wales.Key Facts
- Kemi Badenoch is the current leader of the UK Conservative Party and is expected to maintain leadership even if the party loses the next election.
- The Conservatives currently poll at about 19%, below their 24.4% vote share from the last election.
- The Conservative Party conference started as the party seeks to present a united, strong team.
- The Labour Party has dropped most plans proposed by its leaders Keir Starmer and David Lammy to reduce jury trials.
- Conservatives claim they led the fight to protect trial by jury and call Labour’s change a major victory.
- Labour's revised approach still includes some restrictions, such as removing the right to elect juries and relying more on magistrates, without increasing court session numbers despite a backlog of nearly 81,000 cases.
- The Green Party conference is also underway and debating a motion stating "Zionism is racism," which has caused internal controversy.
- Traditional unofficial agreements to avoid major announcements during opposing party conferences are no longer followed.
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