Attorney General’s Office: Conflicts of Interest

Warinder Juss Excerpts

Thursday 23rd January 2025 Commons Chamber

[The Solicitor General]

I am grateful to the hon. Member for his question. I have outlined the rigorous process that exists in the Attorney General’s office and, as I said, has existed across Administrations of all colours.

[Warinder Juss (Wolverhampton West) (Lab)]

I declare an interest as a member of the Justice Select Committee. Does my hon. Friend agree that the Opposition’s position fundamentally misunderstands the role of lawyers in our justice system? The Attorney General also represented victims of the tragedy in Grenfell Tower. Does my hon. Friend also agree that the Attorney General has followed the same processes as his predecessors in managing any potential conflicts, and that what we are faced with is just another example of the Opposition trying to undermine our legal institutions merely for political gain?

[The Solicitor General]

I very much agree with my hon. Friend. The undermining of this foundational principle of our legal system has been extremely cynical.