Rejected petition Protect and maintain the current rights to trial by jury

The government is proposing to massively restrict the ancient right to a jury trial
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy7vdvrnnvzo

Parliament must protect our current rights to jury trials. They have been part of UK life for over 800 years and are fundamental to a free and open society.

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Jury trials provide one of the oldest and most important safeguards of individual liberty.

- They protect ordinary citizens from state power and overreach
- The reflect the judgement, values, common sense and conscience of the community, not those of distant elites and prevent professional bias
- They deter weak or vindictive prosecutions
- They bring a democratic element to the court room
- Where jury trials are abolished, show trials and political persecution follow

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You may wish to sign the following petition, which calls for similar action:

Do not remove trial by jury for certain cases
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/751480

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Date submitted 25 November 2025
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