"Having taken into account the views of the prosecution team, I am satisfied that, notwithstanding the failure of two juries to agree a verdict, there remains a realistic prospect of a conviction against each defendant on the charge of conspiracy to murder.”
Then why wasn't this the major charge from the outset? If the prosecution are prepared to pursue the matter into a third trial then why didn't they go that route in the first place and save the cost of the two trials completed so far?