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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent

Sue Carr hits back and tells Sunak: the judiciary won’t be cowed

Sue Carr wearing formal court dress, including a wig.
Sue Carr became the first female lord chief justice in October 2023. Photograph: Leon Neal/Getty Images

Less than four months into her role, the first lady chief justice has already shown more inclination to stand up to politicians than many of her male predecessors managed across their entire tenures.

In one fell swoop, in her first appearance before parliament’s justice committee, Dame Sue Carr challenged the government on two of the main political stories of the day – the Rwanda refugee scheme and the Post Office IT scandal.

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