David Lammy

David Lammy is the Deputy Prime Minister and Lord Chancellor of the UK. He is currently newsworthy due to his controversial plans to introduce judge-only criminal trials in England and Wales, aiming to reduce the significant backlog in the crown courts. Recent reports suggest these changes may only marginally improve the situation, saving less than 2% of court time. Despite facing opposition from MPs, the legal profession, and the Victims’ Commissioner, who warns against a U-turn, Lammy argues that slashing jury trials is crucial to clearing the backlog within a decade and delivering justice, particularly for victims of violence against women and girls. He also recently discussed the issue of AI-generated sexualized images on platforms like X with US Vice-President JD Vance, securing Vance's agreement that such content is unacceptable.