Attorney General Richard Hermer has hiked the wage bill of his small department by almost a third in a year. Coming from one of the ministers who is meant to drive through efficiency reforms in government…
The Attorney General’s Office has expanded from 56 personnel to 64 in one year. An increase of 14% – but the monthly wage bill rose by 28% over the same period…
Hermer is inflating the seniority of his staff – 58% in the office are now at Grade 6/7 or above. The full-year total paybill is now £5.38 million…
The Attorney General is meant to be leading on simplifying processes in government and has for the last year attempted to disprove accusations of “blocking” to colleagues in government. Something something glass houses…
Hermer, who argued last week that critics of the ECHR want migrants to drown in the Channel, is one of the few Cabinet ministers claiming Starmer can still survive. The first mate goes down with the captain…
Lord Khan in the Telegraph: “I hope, and I say this in a non-pompous way, that the public service I do will bring rewards in this world and the hereafter,” he says. “I’m hoping the work I do is earning me Brownie points.”