Former Conservative MP Natalie Elphicke, who recently defected to the Labour Party, has come under scrutiny for allegedly lobbying the justice secretary during her then-husband’s criminal sex offences trial. Sir Robert Buckland, the former lord chancellor and justice secretary, revealed that Elphicke approached him before the hearing of Charlie Elphicke’s case.
Elphicke reportedly expressed concern that her husband’s trial was the first to be heard at Southwark Crown Court after the Covid lockdown. She also raised objections about Lady Justice Whipple overseeing the proceedings. While some interpreted her comments as an attempt to move the case to a lower-profile court, others saw it as an effort to replace the senior judge.
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