Lord Hermer is cut from the same silk as the Starmer of 2015. The human rights law specialists are close personal friends, having practised as colleagues at Doughty Street Chambers in the noughties.

Campaigner Lord Grocott urged colleagues to move faster in scrutinising legislation set to oust hereditary peers.

Lord Hermer's decisions as the Government's chief law officer have come under scrutiny as details of his previous clients have emerged. Yesterday, it was reported that he defended an Islamist ...

Lord Hermer also appeared to question if a new law and order crackdown on zealots like Extinction Rebellion was needed. The explosive comments pile yet more pressure on the Cabinet minister ...

Sir Keir Starmer’s embattled top legal adviser Lord Hermer has been branded the ‘Herminator’ over claims he blocks legislation. Ministers and their aides also reportedly refer to Lord Hermer ...

The Liberal Democrats have written to the attorney general, Lord Hermer, as pressure mounts on the government to seize frozen Russian assets and repurpose them to fund support for Ukraine. The calls ...

Members of the House of Lords are talking about themselves “to destruction” amid a proposed law to oust hereditary peers, Parliament has heard. Labour peer Lord Grocott, who has long ...

The Attorney General Lord Hermer KC has confirmed that Axel Rudakubana's sentence will not be increased under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme following a careful review of legal advice and ...

Lord Hermer dined with a co-founder and senior partner of Leigh Day, a law firm with a history of acting for clients suing the government ...

Attorney General Lord Hermer said there is “very considerable agreement” that peers should be obliged to participate, that metrics to measure participation should be decided on, and that ...

Sir Keir Starmer’s ethics tsar must investigate Lord Hermer over potential conflicts of interest, Labour MPs have demanded. The Attorney General is under fire for refusing to reveal details of ...