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Linsey Farnsworth

Linsey Farnsworth has been a crown prosecutor for more than 20 years. She is the Labour MP for Amber Valley.

<p>‘Removing the defendant’s ability to overrule the court’s decision will not only save taxpayers’ money but will drastically reduce the number of cases needlessly clogging up crown courts’</p>

The court backlog crisis needs bold solutions to put victims first