Ministers have been briefed on major curbs to the jury service, which could see juries only used to decide on cases of murder, rape or manslaughter, Sky News understands.
The move would see the majority of cases heard by a judge alone, except for the most serious or those in the "public interest".
Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden has told Sky’s Politics Hub that he "wouldn’t be surprised if my colleagues are looking at perhaps some radical ways they could reduce that backlog".
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