Speaking during the repeat of a statement on UK-EU relations, the Tory peer said: “I wonder if the minister could explain to us why we never seem to see the Attorney General in this House because he is constantly telling us how important international law is?.
When former prime minister Lord David Cameron made a shock return to the then Tory Cabinet back in 2023 as foreign secretary and took a peerage, he was subjected to a special monthly question time in the House of Lords.
Questions have been asked at Westminster over the whereabouts of Attorney General Lord Hermer as records show he has spoken just four times at the despatch box since taking up his role last summer.
Lord Balfe added: “If we are going to reset our relations with Europe we are going to find it very difficult to do so without accepting some form of adjudication and that means some form of legal framework.
His attendance was questioned as Conservative former MEP Lord Balfe raised a legal point over the move by the Labour Government to reset relations with Brussels following Brexit.
