Keith Raynor says he was removed from case after criticising efforts to clear backlog

A crown court judge who twice refused to extend custody time limits for defendants and criticised government spending on criminal justice during the pandemic claims he has been blocked from hearing a similar case.

Keith Raynor, who sits at Woolwich crown court, has complained to the senior judiciary that he has been subjected to “improper and undue influence”.

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