What Dominic Raab needs to know to succeed as Justice Secretary
You could be a Johnsonian, populist Lord Chancellor or you could be a respected reformer. It is hard to see how you can be both.
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David Gauke
David Gauke is a former Conservative cabinet minister and was MP for South West Hertfordshire from 2005 to 2019.
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