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Populist threat to rule of law a danger to UK working class, says attorney general

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

The Guardian - UK

Voices: The Hillsborough Law will stand as the beating heart of this Labour government

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

The Independent UK

Kneecap rapper brands terror charge 'distraction to genocide' as he bids for criminal case to end

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

Evening Standard

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Shabana Mahmood: justice secretary and rising star of the Labour party

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

The Guardian - UK

Tory and Reform politicians endanger trials with immigration ‘hysteria’, say former ministers

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

The Guardian - UK

Starmer ‘listening to hostages’ but intends to stick to Palestine statehood plan

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

The Guardian - UK

Minister dismisses peers’ claims that UK recognition of Palestine may break international law

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

The Guardian - UK

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UK recognising Palestine 'may breach international law', peers claim

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…

The National (Scotland)

Voices: What’s the real reason Keir Starmer won’t say if Donald Trump was right or wrong to bomb Iran?

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 Independent UK

UK is not selectively applying international law, Labour minister insists

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

The National (Scotland)

US request to UK over Iran would have raised legal questions, ex-adviser says

Peter Ricketts says US likely to have decided it was better not to ask, after minister says no request was made

The Guardian - UK

Ministers urged to publish legal advice on UK involvement in Israel-Iran war

Calls follow news that attorney general advised government to limit its involvement to defending allies

The Guardian - UK

Attorney general warns UK joining war on Iran may be illegal

Lord Hermer is said to have cautioned against British engagement unless UK personnel are targeted

The Independent UK

The Guardian view on the Conservatives and international law: a party trapped inside its own destructive obsessions

Editorial: Kemi Badenoch’s European human rights withdrawal plan would weaken Britain, delight authoritarians and achieve none of the goals the Tories imagine

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Robert Jenrick urges Prime Minister to sack 'appalling' Attorney General Lord Hermer in latest stunt video

The Shadow Justice Secretary took aim at the Labour peer in his recent social media post, which garnered 1.5 million views in less than 24 hours

Evening Standard

Starmer faces further calls to sack his Attorney General

Shadow home secretary Chris Philp argued Lord Richard Hermer should be fired for having ‘appalling judgment’.

The Independent UK

Voices: Oh dear, m’lud: It’s never a good idea to call people Nazis if they are not Nazis

COMMENT: The attorney general Lord Harmer has compared the rise of Reform to 1930s Germany – and it’s not only a mistake but a sign that Labour may be losing its battle with Nigel Farage, writes John Rentoul

The Guardian - UK

Attorney general apologises for comparing Tories and Reform to Nazis

Badenoch and Farage seize on Richard Hermer’s ‘clumsy’ remark in speech made in defence of international law

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The Independent UK

Lord Hermer ‘regrets’ comparing Reform and Tories’ policy to Nazi Germany

Attorney general acknowledges his ‘choice of words was clumsy’

Evening Standard

Attorney General ‘regrets’ comparing calls to leave ECHR with 1930s Germany

Lord Hermer faced criticism from Tory leader Kemi Badenoch for a speech he made on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Attorney General compares Reform and Tories’ policy to actions of Nazi Germany

Lord Hermer remarked claims that international law can be ‘put aside’ were made in the early 1930s in Germany

Evening Standard

Attorney General regrets 'clumsy' language on 1930s Germany as 'Nazi' row grows with Tories and Reform on ECHR

Shadow paymaster general Richard Holden said Lord Hermer’s isn’t ‘fit to be our Attorney General’

The Guardian - UK

Pick-and-mix approach to international law will make UK less secure, says attorney general

Richard Hermer accuses Conservatives of misunderstanding laws that have ‘kept us safe since 1945’

The Guardian - UK

British Steel on a razor’s edge: inside Starmer’s Scunthorpe rescue mission

There were suspicions, legal wheezes and a plan to divert a ship to Gibraltar to seize cargo, as ministers’ anxieties rose

The Guardian - UK

MPs’ attacks on judges a huge threat to the rule of law, says attorney general

Richard Hermer has responded to Robert Jenrick’s calls for a senior judge to be sacked over sentencing guidelines row

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