Letters | Jimmy Lai case and British QC: UK critics fail the test on rule of law

Britain is regarded as the cradle of common law but, rather than uphold the integrity of the common law system, Raab has sullied it. Britons appear to cherish the system and to be proud of it, but the actions of the current government cast doubt on that.
Raab even said he could not understand how anyone of “good conscience” in the British legal profession could take the job. By that logic, does it mean that barristers who defend accused criminals such as murderers in court have no conscience?
The West is always quick to criticise the legal system of China, but can fail to meet its own standards.
I wonder if, in his defence of the system, Raab was playing for political gain in yet another example of political hypocrisy – politics is always in command!