Richard Hermer’s spokesman has issued a terse row-back of the attorney-general’s comments last night comparing critics of the ECHR to Nazis:
“He rejects the characterisation of his speech by the Conservatives. He acknowledges though that his choice of words was clumsy and regrets having used this reference.”
Probably took a terse conversation with Downing Street…
Sarah Pochin at Reform Scotland’s manifesto launch event: “I really wanted to come on in a Reform tartan burka, but apparently I wasn’t allowed… One day let’s do one of these events not live-streamed. We’ll do all the naughty stuff…”