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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Kate Devlin

Starmer’s attorney general in row over Chagos refugees

Attorney General Richard Hermer arriving in Downing Street, London, for a Cabinet meeting - (Jonathan Brady/PA Wire)

The attorney general is embroiled in a fresh row after it emerged asylum seekers he represented as a lawyer were granted a "one-off " deal to come to Britain from the Chagos Islands months after he joined the government.

Lord Hermer unsuccessfully took the UK government to court in 2023 on behalf of five Sri Lankan asylum seekers.

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