The Guardian reports that the Conservatives have drawn up detailed plans to defeat some of the worst parts of Big Blunkett's discredited Criminal "Justice" Bill.

In particular the Tory peers plan to prevent Blunkett from removing the right to trial by jury in certain cases and allowing gossip to be accepted as evidence.

Since the government doesn't have an automatic majority in the Lords they will have to compromise, risk losing the entire Bill or invoke the rarely used Parliament Act.

Cross-posted from The Chestnut Tree Cafe