Labour accuses Robert Jenrick of ‘personal attack’ on attorney general
Party source says shadow justice secretary’s comments are attempt to disguise his own poor grip of the lawUK politics live – latest updatesRobert Jenrick has been accused by Labour of resorting to an unwarranted personal attack after comparing the attorney general, Lord Hermer, to a mafia...
<p>Party source says shadow justice secretary’s comments are attempt to disguise his own poor grip of the law</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/oct/07/conservative-tory-conference-kemi-badenoch-jenrick-starmer-labour-protests-reform-uk-politics-live-news-updates">UK politics live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>Robert Jenrick has been accused by Labour of resorting to an unwarranted personal attack after comparing the attorney general, Lord Hermer, to a mafia lawyer and calling him a “useful idiot” for Britain’s “enemies”.</p><p>In a combative speech to Conservative conference in Manchester, the shadow justice secretary also promised to remove judges with links to migrant charities, saying they “dishonour generations of independent jurists”.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/oct/07/labour-accuses-robert-jenrick-of-personal-attack-on-attorney-general">Continue reading...</a>
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