Budget Day, scrapping jury trials and the 6-7 trend
Nov 26, 2025•11 min
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Episode description
Tax rises are expected in the chancellor’s budget. But will Rachel Reeves break any manifesto promises?
A leaked memo suggests only murder, rape and manslaughter trials will be heard before juries under a radical plan to clear a backlog of nearly 80,000 court cases. The Ministry of Justice says "no final decision" has been taken.
And has the Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer killed off the 6-7 trend?
Sophy and Wilf have everything you need to know, minus the doomscrolling, in just 10 minutes.
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