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Mon, 12 October 2026

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Lord Hermer

Lord Hermer is the Attorney General.

We cannot let the state be slowed by its own procedures

26 Mar Parliament

We cannot let the state be slowed by its own procedures

Done well, consultations are vital. Done badly, however, which happens too much in Whitehall, they cease to be tools of democracy and instead become obstacles to it.