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Criminal Law (Amendment) (Protection of Property) Bill

It is a common phrase that was used. It was used by a Conservative colleague of the hon. Gentleman on the website yesterday when he heard about the Labour gain in the constituency of Thurrock. Such partisan remarks are not unknown. The fundamental question that we all have to answer is whether we have a degree of trust in the British jury system or not. If we examine a typical case, as evinced by several hon. Members who have spoken so far, we have great difficulty in imagining a British jury in the case described—the hon. Member for Ribble Valley (Mr. Evans), who attempted to stop a shoplifter, or the hon. Member for Wellingborough, whose wife released a dog against an intruder—saying, ““Yes, we are going to convict this person.””