Following her election last week, Sarah Sackman has been appointed as Solicitor General

The new MP for Finchley and Golders Green has been given a key role in Keir Starmer’s Labour government.
Sarah Sackman won the seat, which had been held by the Conservatives since 2010, with a margin of 4,581 votes over Alex Deane, who had replaced outgoing MP Mike Freer as the Conservative candidate.
Sackman has been appointed as Solicitor General, the deputy to the Attorney General, who is the government’s chief legal adviser. However, as the incoming Attorney General, Richard Hermer KC, is not an MP and will become a member of the House of Lords, she is likely to play an important role speaking on legal matters in the House of Commons.
Writing on X, formerly known as Twitter, Sackman said: “After 14 years of Conservative government we need to restore people’s trust in the rule of law and in the integrity of politics.”
She added: “I am truly honoured to have been asked to serve as Solicitor General – it brings great responsibility.
“My constituents deserve to see change both on the ground in Finchley and Golders Green, and in the integrity of Westminster politics. It is now my job to help deliver both.”
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