Nobody does know if anyone knew that the jury had reached verdicts - just because (and I know this may be stating the bleeding obvious) Nick Griffin says something, doesn't mean it is true....
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No one has confirmed this, just a throw away comment in a report, because, as was stated earlier in the thread, discussions about what went on in the jury's deliberations are secret, and to talk about them outside the jury room is illegal (according to section 8 of the Contempt of Court Act 1981, it is an offence for anyone to "obtain, disclose or solicit" any arguments, opinions or statements made by jurors in the course of their deliberations).