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Telegraph: Labour rebel threatens by-election over Starmer’s jury plan

Karl Turner says he is prepared to quit Commons to make ‘principled point’ about Government’s proposals.

A rebel Labour MP is threatening to trigger a by-election unless Sir Keir Starmer scraps plans to restrict jury trials.

Karl Turner, a former shadow attorney general and criminal barrister, said he was prepared to quit the Commons to force a by-election to make his “principled point”.

Read more at The Telegraph