Top judge ‘deeply troubled’ by PMQs exchange on Gaza family’s right to live in UK

Lady Carr defends judiciary's independence after Starmer said decision to accept case resulted from a legal loophole'

England and Wales's most senior judge has written to Keir Starmer about an unacceptable" exchange with Kemi Badenoch at prime minister's questions, saying she was deeply troubled" by the discussion on the case of a Palestinian family's right to live in the UK.

Lady Sue Carr, the lady chief justice, criticised the Conservative leader's questions about the case, in which a family from Gaza had applied through a scheme designed for Ukrainian refugees.