UK PM Starmer Worked With Disgraced Lawyer in ‘Witch Hunt’ Against British Soldiers: Report

British human rights lawyer turned Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and his controversial attorney general worked with a disgraced solicitor on a legal case that led to hundreds of British soldiers being hounded through the courts over war crimes allegations, a report states.

Sir Keir Starmer worked with Phil Shiner, the infamous leader of the now-closed ‘Public Interest Lawyers’ firm, who was struck off for misconduct in 2017 and narrowly avoided prison in 2024, court documents published by The Daily Telegraph revealed. Starmer’s work was Pro Bono — voluntary and without payment — and the case led to what has been called a “witch hunt” against British soldiers that saw them dragged through lengthy court battles thanks to a successful appeal to the European Court of Human