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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

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.

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

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