Government
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Cabinet reshuffle: ex-magic circle rookie Raab appointed Justice Sec
Replaces barrister Robert Buckland
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Genocide and torture to be cut from controversial new bill aimed at limiting prosecution of overseas soldiers
Johnny Mercer MP quits over government’s failure to include protections for troops who fought in Northern Ireland
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Ministers don’t understand why they can’t just break the law, civil servants claim
Officials say certain politicians just don’t get that the rule of law is a thing
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‘This has to stop’: Legal aid lawyers report receiving online threats after vilification by politicians and press
Legal aid firm Duncan Lewis says it’s getting ‘threatening messages’ after hostile coverage
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‘#ChangeTheRecord’: Bar Council retort goes viral as government doubles down on ‘activist’ lawyer-bashing
Senior minister Priti Patel reignites row
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Court of Appeal judges pause Heathrow expansion on climate change grounds
Government must now formally reconsider third runway, this time factoring in the Paris climate agreement
