Non-lawyer Alex Norris MP picked as lord chancellor – Law Society Gazette

Posted July 21st, 2026 in news by Simon

‘Andy Burnham has become the first Labour prime minister to appoint a non-lawyer to the post of lord chancellor. Alex Norris MP is a former trade union official who was elected to parliament for Nottingham North in 2017. Under Sir Keir Starmer he served as minister for border security and asylum in the Home Office.’

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Law Society Gazette, 21st July 2026

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk