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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Abbie Llewelyn

Top judge Lady Hale gives first speech in Lords 20 years after accepting peerage

PA Media

Top judge Baroness Hale of Richmond has delivered her maiden speech in the House of Lords nearly 20 years after accepting a peerage.

Lady Hale is a former president of the Supreme Court, who became known for declaring Boris Johnson’s prorogation of Parliament in 2019 to be unlawful – and for her now-famous spider brooch.

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