"The advice #Starmer provided for the #McLibel two has played an important part in his life and his subsequent political career. It was cited in his leadership bid in 2020, in his campaign launch video. Now the covert monitoring of the McLibel pair, including Starmer’s legal help, will be scrutinised in the coming months at the inquiry."
"Those who have worked with Starmer say his time as director of public prosecutions between 2008 and 2013 knocked some of the leftwing campaigning zeal out of him."