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Daily TelegraphThursday, 23 April 2026
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Hermer pursued 'witch hunt' against troops despite warnings
Attorney General ignored concerns that Iraqi war crime allegations were false as he worked on case against soldiers
The paper frames the Attorney General's historical legal work as an ideologically driven campaign against the military. It foregrounds leaked correspondence to suggest professional misconduct and a failure to heed warnings about false claims.
Lord Hermer, the current Attorney General, previously worked as a human rights lawyer on cases involving British troops in Iraq. The Telegraph is running an investigation into his past involvement in claims that were later found to be unsubstantiated.
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