Sturgeon calls for both sides to ‘take a breath’ in rape trial reform row

Sturgeon laments polarisation in first policy intervention since stepping down as Scotland’s first ministerUK politics live – latest updatesNicola Sturgeon says the furious backlash to Scottish government plans to pilot jury-less trials for rape cases is the latest example of the polarisation of politics that contributed to her resignation as first minister.The proposal, part of a wide-ranging justice reform bill introduced by her successor, Humza Yousaf, aims to tackle endemic low c