UK attorney general 'has questions' on legality of Israel's actions in Iran | UK News | Sky News
UK involvement in the conflict rests on the legal advice issued to the UK government by the top legal advisor, Richard Hermer UK involvement in the conflict rests on the legal advice issued to the UK government by the top legal advisor, Richard Hermer ... Image: Attorney General Richard Hermer.The UK government's top legal adviser has raised questions over whether Israel's actions in Iran are lawful, according to a source familiar with discussions inside the government. The source suggested to Sky News that Attorney General Richard Hermer's thinking, which has not been published, complicates the UK's potential involvement in the Iran-Israel conflict.The Attorney General's Office has told Sky News: "By long-standing convention, reflected in the ministerial code, whether the law officers have been asked to provide legal advice and the content of any advice is not routinely disclosed. "The convention provides the fullest guarantee that government business will be conducted at all times in light of thorough and candid legal advice." The UK armed forces have previously rallied to help defend Israel from Iranian missile and drone strikes when the two sides engaged in direct confrontation last year.The attorney general would likely be considering the key legal test of the 'imminence' of the Iranian threat against Israel - and whether it is reasonable to conclude that an attack from Iran was "imminent" - as he weighs the legal advice issued to UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.