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Lord Richard Hermer said he had ‘bitterly opposed’ the concept when Sir Tony Blair sought to introduce a similar system but had ‘been on a journey’.

Richard Hermer aims criticism at Nigel Farage and Robert Jenrick at Labour conference event

COMMENT: My experience of shaping the new Hillsborough Law – which will compel public officials to tell the truth to public inquiries after major tragedies – has left me with a deep conviction that our legal system can and must do better, says attorney general Richard Hermer

Hundreds of Kneecap supporters turned out for the hearing at Westminster Magistrates’ Court

Described as a pragmatic politician with an instinct for the times, Mahmood is thought of by some as a future Labour leader

Former attorney general Dominic Grieve among those criticising politicians for risking contempt of court

Freed British-Israeli accuses PM of ‘moral failure’ over move to recognise Palestine at UN unless Israel changes course

Gareth Thomas says move is ‘political judgment’ after challenge from 40 members of House of Lords

A GROUP of legal figures in the House of Lords has claimed that the UK Government’s commitment to recognising a Palestinian state may not be…

COMMENT: The prime minister urged de-escalation and the US president ignored him, leaving the British government unable to say whether it is for or against the military action. It’s another blow to Starmer’s standing on the world stage, says John Rentoul

THE UK Government is not applying international law differently for different countries, the Scottish Secretary has insisted ...