Norwich South MP Clive Lewis and South West Norfolk MP Terry Jermy are among the group of MPs who have urged the prime minister to u-turn over the controversial proposals.

Clive Lewis (Image: Newsquest)

Justice secretary David Lammy announced plans to reserve jury trials only for when defendants faced serious charges such as rape and murder, and those with a likely sentence of more than three years in prison, in a bid to ease the backlog in the crown courts.

But Mr Lewis - an increasingly........

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