David Gauke says comments by Boris Johnson and Priti Patel may provoke violence
David Gauke, the former Conservative justice secretary, has condemned Priti Patel and Boris Johnson for their attacks on lawyers, saying they highlight an authoritarian-minded government with “a distrust for the law in general”.
In a strongly worded article for the Guardian, Gauke echoed concerns from legal groups that comments by the home secretary and prime minister about “lefty human rights lawyers” risked prompting violence.
