Give us the cash, says top judge

Or backlogs of cases waiting to be heard will get even worse

The most senior judge in England and Wales has told the government that more funding will be required if the courts are to clear Covid-related backlogs.

Lord Burnett of Maldon delivered a blunt warning to the chancellor of the exchequer, Rishi Sunak, in oral evidence to the Commons justice committee last week.

The lord chief justice also criticised the po…