Robert Buckland was the Tory MP for Swindon South from 2010 to 2024. He was appointed Justice Secretary when Boris Johnson became Prime Minister in July 2019.

Sir Robert Buckland has said the MP, who has now crossed the floor to Labour, approached him when he was lord chancellor and justice secretary before the hearing of Charlie Elphicke’s case.

Natalie Elphicke says claims she lobbied justice secretary over ex-husband's trial are 'nonsense' The Sunday Times reported claims that Ms Elphicke approached Sir Robert Buckland when he was lord ...

A former justice secretary has called for a public inquiry after it emerged an innocent man remained in jail for a further 13 years despite exonerating DNA evidence.

Former Tory justice secretary Sir Robert Buckland also suggested he had no truck with accusations the Government was implementing ‘two-tier’ justice.

Ex-justice secretary rejects Hancock’s account of Covid prisoner release plan Sir Robert Buckland said that ‘at no stage was there some secret plan’ to release thousands of prisoners.

Tory defector Natalie Elphicke has been accused of lobbying the justice secretary in 2020 to interfere in her then-husband’s criminal sex offences trial. Sir Robert Buckland has said the MP who ...