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Conflict Of Interest? Leveson Silk Robert Jay QC Is Ed Miliband’s Wife’s Head Of Chambers

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As you may or may not know, Ed Miliband’s wife, Justine Thornton (pictured), is a barrister at 39 Essex Street Chambers – which is led by Leveson Inquiry heartthrob Robert Jay QC.

In case you missed it, Miliband spent yesterday afternoon at said inquiry being grilled by Jay.

The political blogger Guido Fawkes reckons this represents an "apparent conflict of interest" which "should see someone else interrogate the Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition."

To reinforce his point, Fawkes – who, incidentally, was a surprise attendee at the April legal tweet-up at the Melton Mowbray pub in Holborn – added: "Imagine the fuss if Jay was Sam Cam’s boss…"

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