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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor

Labour accuses Robert Jenrick of ‘personal attack’ on attorney general

Robert Jenrick holds up a judge's wig during his speech at the Conservative conference
Jenrick compared Lord Hermer to a mafia lawyer in his conference speech. Photograph: Gary Roberts Photography/Shutterstock

Robert Jenrick has been accused by Labour of resorting to an unwarranted personal attack after comparing the attorney general, Lord Hermer, to a mafia lawyer and calling him a “useful idiot” for Britain’s “enemies”.

In a combative speech to Conservative conference in Manchester, the shadow justice secretary also promised to remove judges with links to migrant charities, saying they “dishonour generations of independent jurists”.

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