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Today, David Lammy has confirmed plans to get rid of jury trials for crimes punishable by less than three years. Reforms in the justice system include the creation of “swift courts” as part of the government’s plan to tackle unprecedented delays in justice delivery. Serious crimes including murder, robbery and rape will still go before a jury. Lammy said the reforms were “bold” but “necessary”. Adam is joined by domestic and legal correspondent Dominic Casciani. And, amid all the fuss over last week’s Budget, you may have missed the Prime Minister’s suggestion that he would accept all the recommendations made in a report which described the UK nuclear power industry as costly and “overly complex”. The man who wrote it, John Fingleton, tells Adam what he found and what he thinks it tells us about the UK’s approach to regulation. Now you can listen to newscasts on smart speakers. If you want to listen, just say “Ask BBC Sounds to play the newscast”. This works on most smart speakers. You can join our Newscast online community here: https://bbc.in/newscastdiscord Contact Newscast by emailing newscast@bbc.co.uk or WhatsApp us on +44 0330 123 9480. New episodes are released every day. If you’re in the UK, for more news and current affairs podcasts from the BBC, listen on BBC Sounds: https://bbc.in/4guXgXd Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news from the BBC. The presenter was Adam Fleming. It was created by Jack MacLaren with Anna Harris and Schiller Mahmoudi. The social builder was Joe Wilkinson. The technical producer was Ricardo McCarthy. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.
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