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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

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

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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

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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

The Guardian - UK

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’.

Evening Standard

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 Independent 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

The Guardian - UK

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.

Evening Standard

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

Attorney general acknowledges his ‘choice of words was clumsy’

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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

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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

The Guardian - UK

For evidence of Labour doubt in the Starmer project, look no further than his attorney general

Internal critics say Richard Hermer is a block on policy and abrasive – but perhaps it’s the prime minister they’re really frustrated with, says Sienna Rodgers, deputy editor of the House magazine

The Guardian - UK

‘Venomous’ attacks on attorney general undermining rule of law, say UK lawyers

Letter to Guardian accuses Richard Hermer’s critics of damaging public trust in the legal system

The Guardian - UK

Venomous attacks on the attorney general are undermining the rule of law

A letter from Stephen Hockman KC and Sam Townend KC, former chairs of the Bar Council, and Christina Blacklaws and I Stephanie Boyce, former presidents of the Law Society

The Independent UK

Voices: A cabinet reshuffle is coming: will it include Rachel Reeves?

COMMENT: MPs often say that they are not interested in the tittle-tattle of who is up and who is down, but they always are. And, notes John Rentoul, the growing speculation shines a light on ministers’ performances so far

The Independent UK

Whereabouts of Attorney General raised after complaint peers ‘never see him’

The top law officer has been the focus of controversy amid concerns over possible conflicts of interest

The Guardian - UK

‘Deeply unfair’: how attorney general became lightning rod for criticism of Starmer

Insiders baffled by attacks on Richard Hermer, which some believe are a proxy for criticism of government’s direction

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