The lord chancellor, Liz Truss, has broken her silence on the high court’s Brexit ruling, saying the independence of the judiciary was the “foundation upon which our rule of law is built”. Truss had come under pressure from barristers to condemn the “serious and unjustified” attacks on judges in the wake of the article 50 ruling on Thursday. “All Liz Truss has done is recite the well-known principle of the independence of the judiciary. “I’m afraid that it’s far too little, far too late from Liz Truss. Hilary Benn, the Labour chair of the Commons Brexit select committee, said coverage such as the Mail’s was not helpful.

Source: The Guardian November 05, 2016 12:06 UTC