Attorney defends judges
Lord Hermer tells MPs that personal attacks threaten the rule of law
It is entirely unacceptable for MPs to attack judges on a personal basis, the attorney general said yesterday. Lord Hermer KC was giving evidence to the Joint Committee on Human Rights on the day after two Conservative MPs had called for senior judges to be disciplined by politicians.
As I reported yesterday, the justice secretary Shabana Mahmood was ask…
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