Oral QuestionMinistry of Justice

If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.

Tabled: 28 January 2026Answered: 3 February 2026

Asked by

Mr Peter Bedford

ConservativeMid Leicestershire

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Justice

Answer from Hansard

Jake Richards

This is utter nonsense, Mr Speaker—the hon. Gentleman completely misunderstands how our legal system works. The Government understand that lawyers have to represent all sorts of people all the time, and we will stand by that. I gently say to the hon. Gentleman that the shadow Attorney General, while serving on the Tory Front Bench, is currently representing Roman Abramovich, a sanctioned Russian oligarch. There is no word from the Opposition Benches on that issue at all.