Should Labour MPs' specialist sexual offences courts fix the Crown Court trials backlog?

England and Wales face an 80,000-case Crown Court backlog, with some rape trials delayed until 2028 and victims waiting years for justice. Labour MPs propose specialist sexual offences courts with fixed trial dates as amendments to the Courts Bill, aiming to speed up these cases amid government plans to limit jury trials for less serious offences. Rape cases comprise about 2% of the backlog, with 98.6% dropped before court.