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Attorney general asks if Kemi Badenoch would object to Jewish public prayer

Exclusive: Richard Hermer, who is Jewish, says Tory leader and shadow minister seem ‘to only have an issue with Muslim events’

The Guardian - UK

How the Downing Street machine ensured Starmer survived to fight another day

There was a very real chance the PM would be out after losing two senior staffers but some well-organised support bought him some time

The Guardian - UK

UN charter reminder for the attorney general

Letter: Richard Hermer’s comments on Trump and Venezuela show that he seems to have forgotten what it says, writes Mark Seddon

The Guardian - UK

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UK right to weigh diplomacy before ‘calling out’ allies on international law breaches, says attorney general

Exclusive: In first comments since US attack on Venezuela, Richard Hermer refrains from singling out Trump administration

The Guardian - UK

Shadow attorney general steps back on Ukraine over Abramovich link

David Wolfson is part of the legal team attempting to recover some of Russian billionaire’s frozen assets

The Guardian - UK

Badenoch under fire as Tory shadow attorney general acts for Roman Abramovich

Labour urges Conservative leader to reveal whether she knew David Wolfson was to represent Russian oligarch in legal case

The Guardian - UK

Will Labour’s move to limit ECHR deter the far right or alienate progressive voters?

Previously sceptical MPs now want to modernise human rights law to prevent an overreach of the law and losing to the far right

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China spy case collapsed due to ‘systemic failures’, not conspiracy, damning report reveals

Government warned against dismissing the case as a ‘one-off’ caused by outdated espionage laws, warning parallels in new legislation must be handled carefully to prevent a similar issue happening again

The Independent UK

Handling of China spying case was ‘shambolic’, security committee concludes

Report says ‘systemic failures’ led to collapse of trial, but found no evidence of UK government interference

The Guardian - UK

David Lammy tells of ‘traumatic’ racial abuse in youth after Farage allegations

Deputy PM contrasts apologies from former classmates to Reform UK leader’s response to claims against him

The Guardian - UK

Attorney general urges Nigel Farage to apologise over alleged racism and antisemitism

Exclusive: Richard Hermer, a senior Jewish minister, says Reform leader ‘clearly deeply hurt’ many people with his alleged behaviour

The Guardian - UK

Defence lawyers would have used Tories’ statements to dismiss China spy case, attorney general says

Richard Hermer says failure by Kemi Badenoch and James Cleverly to describe China as a threat would have been seized on in trial

The Guardian - UK

Attorney general hits out at ‘disgraceful allegations’ made towards PM in China spy case

Lord Hermer also said that he is ‘extremely concerned’ about the impact the case may have had on the public’s trust in the UK’s national security and criminal justice systems

The Independent UK

MPs and peers to grill Attorney General over collapsed spying case

His appearance comes in a round of hearings by the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy as it investigates the collapse of the case.

Evening Standard

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Government says Attorney General was not involved in collapsed China spy case

Robert Jenrick had asked why Baron Richard Hermer had not provided evidence to stop the case collapsing.

The National (Scotland)

Prosecutors to appeal Kneecap charge decision after terror charge thrown out of court

PROSECUTORS will appeal against a court’s decision to throw out the terrorism case against a member of the rap group Kneecap whose terrorism…

The Independent UK

Jenrick urges Conservatives to ‘take our country back’

The shadow justice secretary ended his speech to the Conservative conference in Manchester with heavy praise for the UK.

The Independent UK

Amal Clooney launches UK’s AI initiative to help women and girls access justice more easily

Exclusive: Attorney general Lord Hermer described it as an ‘unprecedented opportunity’

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We are heartbroken after synagogue attack, says senior UK Jewish politician

Attorney general Richard Hermer says more must be done to protect Jewish community and tackle antisemitism

The Independent UK

Digital IDs will likely hold less data than online cookies – Attorney General

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’.

The Guardian - UK

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 Independent 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

Evening Standard

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

The Guardian - UK

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

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