Richard Hermer, Baron Hermer
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Richard Simon Hermer, Baron Hermer is a British barrister and life peer who served as Attorney General for England and Wales and Advocate General for Northern Ireland from 2024 to 2026.
Official portrait, 2024
Communities Secretary Michael Gove (pictured) said that Hermer had a "record of political commitments" on the topic
Hermer's official cabinet portrait, 5 July 2024
Hermer (right) at his swearing in as Attorney General, alongside Sarah Sackman as Solicitor General and Shabana Mahmood as Lord High Chancellor on 15 July 2024
Andy Burnham
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Andrew Murray Burnham is a British politician who has served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Labour Party since July 2026. He has been Member of Parliament for Makerfield in
Richard Hermer, Baron Hermer
…over alleged conflicts of interests from his past legal career, whilst serving as Attorney General. He left the government after the appointment of Andy Burnham as prime minister. Richard Simon Hermer was born in South Glamorgan in 1968 to a "blue-box" Jewish family. His father, whom Hermer has described as a…
Official portrait, 2026
Official portrait as Health Secretary, 2009
Burnham as Health Secretary, speaking at an event during the Labour Party Conference in 2009
Burnham speaking at the NHS Confederation annual conference in 2014