WE'LL FIX TORY JUSTICE CHAOS
The Sunday Mirror|February 26, 2023
Labour raps record logjam of criminal court cases
NIGEL NELSON
WE'LL FIX TORY JUSTICE CHAOS

LABOUR is today pledging to boost the number of public prosecutors by 50% as figures show a record 17,000 victims waiting for justice.

Party analysis found that last year 12,460 cases had not come to trial for between one and two years, and 4,893 for more than two years.

Five years ago just 3,700 were delayed by over a year.

This story is from the February 26, 2023 edition of The Sunday Mirror.

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