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Stop Govt ending Trial by Jury which has been in our Constitution for 900+ yrs

Submitted on Tuesday 2nd December 2025

Rejected on Friday 9th January 2026

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)

Petition Action

Stop Govt ending Trial by Jury which has been in our Constitution for 900+ yrs

Petition Details

David Lammy wants to stop trial by jury for most trials. This has been the cornerstone of British justice for over 900 yrs. It was granted in Magna Carta1215 & underpinned in Both Bill of Rights 1689 & Liberties of the Subjects 1345 so is enshrined in British Common Laws dating back over 900 yrs

Additional Information

British Common Law Acts Magna Carta 1215, Liberties of the Subjects 1345 Declaration of Rights 1688 & Bill of Rights 1689 are all enshrined in British Common Law which holds more power than Parliamentary Statute Law in the British Justice system. Effectively stopping MPs or Govts removing the British peoples ancient Rights by Statute Acts. Any MP doing this is Effectively Breaking Constitutional law thus making the act illegal under Common Law. Trial by Jury is a fundamental right in the UK


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

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You may wish to sign the following petition, which calls for similar action:

Do not remove trial by jury for certain cases
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/751480

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