Keir Starmer's Attorney General is now on course to break up the special relationship

There are many low-quality members of Keir Starmer's government - Rachel Reeves, Bridget Phillipson, Jess Philips and the PM himself to name a few - but I posit that not enough anger has been directed at the Attorney General. In the first year since Labour came to power, Lord Hermer - the first Attorney General to have been plucked straight out of the legal profession without any time in Parliament - has done more than anyone else to weaken our country.

Putting aside his personal role overseeing Lucy Connolly's appalling incarceration, and his claim that wanting to leave the ECHR is on a par with Naziism; his key role in the surrender of the Chagos Islands was one of the most unpatriotic actions ever carried out by a member of His Majesty's government.

Not content with the damage he's already done to both Britain and trust in politics, Sir Keir's mate from Gray's Inn now appears intent on damaging the Special Relationship with the US and Western security in the Middle East. This morning we watched on in disbelief as two senior ministers floundered as they were asked if they believe the US's military action against Iran was in line with international law.

Both David Lammy and Luke Pollard refused to answer multiple times, all while claiming they did not oppose Donald Trump's decision nor did Britain partake in the strikes in any way.

It is blatantly obvious why they would not answer the question: Lord Hermer has told them it is not legal, but the Government does not fully share his po-faced lefty outrage.

At the end of last week, the Spectator reported that Hermer "has concerns about the UK playing any role in this except for defending our allies", a claim that has since prompted an official leak inquiry given the Attorney General's legal advice is typically kept private.

It has now been counter-claimed that America's action is no such thing, but it won't change the mind of our activist lawyer-in-chief.

When I was at the G7 last week, one quote stood out to me that was not picked up by many other journalists. It wasn't from Keir Starmer, Donald Trump or even Mark Carney, but instead the understated German Chancellor.

Friedrich Merz let the cat out of the bag when he told ZDF: "This is the dirty work Israel is doing for all of us. We are also victims of this regime. This mullah regime has brought death and destruction to the world."

Lord Hermer's advice, and the government's acquiescence to it, continues a long history of the west supporting the 'ends' of conflict in the Middle East - a secure Israel, an Iran without nuclear weapons, the destruction of Hamas - while being squeamish about supporting the 'means' - a strong Israel with the freedom to take action it deems necessary, and bombing Iranian nuclear refineries.

Whether or not you agree with the politics of Donald Trump - I certainly don't on a number of issues - I have watched on jealously since he returned to the White House in January at the speed at which he has got things done.

America's combination of executive orders and refusal to sign up to utopian out-of-date treaties by foreign bodies and courts leaves their political system quick, nimble and fundamentally democratic. Compare it to Britain where our Prime Minister and Government can't move for domestic legislation, consultation requirements, legal interference and international bodies dictating how we behave.

One day, I am confident Britain will drop these 20th-century high-minded delusions about 'international law'. We cannot exist in a world where are enemies play increasingly dirty while we are forced to fight with one hand tied behind our back.

In the mean time, we would be a lot better off if Keir Starmer were to ditch his Attorney General, whose only loyalty is not to Britain but his middle class lawyer friends in North London and across the world.