Along with the attempt to prevent jury trials for all but the most serious criminal cases, this is beginning to look like an attempt to prevent reporting on an upcoming case. I can think of one happening in April, involving the prime minister. Given he was head of the CPS for 5 years, would know exactly which levers to pull.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c20dyzp4r42o

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rwmj 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

There's no world in which this case is being covered up. It's literally on the BBC News website and you have linked to it.

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pjc50 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Why do you think "they" are trying to suppress reporting on a Russian-recruited Ukranian national carrying out arson attacks against properties the PM is "linked to" but does not live in? What's the supposed angle?

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notahacker 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

And how exactly is eliminating a third party search tool for efficiently searching lots of obscure magistrates court proceedings going to stop journalists from paying attention to a spicy court case linked to foreign agents and the PM?

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krona 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

5 Ukrainians. People have traced what some of them were doing professionally when the PM would've been living there. It could be nothing, but we need transparency.

	▲	pjc50 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		> People have traced what some of them were doing professionally when the PM would've been living there. Traced what? Innuendo is not a substitute for information.

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gadders 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

There is also the grooming gangs enquiry. The private one currently happening and the one promised by the government.