Starmer and Lord Hermer are both lawyers to their fingertips. Yet they have conjured up a policy that is legally incoherent

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Leading lawyer warns Sir Keir’s plan to recognise Palestinian state may have ‘unintended consequences’

Starmer and Lord Hermer are both lawyers to their fingertips. Yet they have conjured up a policy that is legally incoherent