British Official Floats Abandoning Ancient Legal Tradition Enshrined By Magna Carta
Justice Secretary David Lammy is pushing a sweeping overhaul of England’s and Wales’ criminal courts that would strip thousands of defendants of their right to be tried by a jury. The proposal would reserve jury trials…
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About David Lammy
David Lindon Lammy is a British politician who served as Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Secretary of State for Justice, and Lord Chancellor from September 2025 to July 2026. He previously served as Foreign Secretary from July 2024 to September 2025. A member of the Labour Party, he has been member of Parliament (MP) for Tottenham since 2000. Lammy previously held various junior ministerial positions under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown between 2002 and 2010.
Everything about David Lammy →- Occupation
- politician, lawyer, jurist
- Position held
- Minister of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries, member of the 57th Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 56th Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom, Guyana
- Born
- July 19, 1972
- Website
- https://www.davidlammy.co.uk/