Last year proved to be a testing year for the Miliband clan as Ed Miliband fought to be the next Prime Minister. While his wife Justine Thornton — an environmental barrister — found out firsthand how vicious the campaign can get when Sarah Vine compared her to ‘Mr Spock’ in a column for the Daily Mail, her husband went on to suffer the ultimate blow with a catastrophic defeat at the polls.
Now there is happy news for the family: Justine has been appointed Queen’s Counsel. She is one of three barristers at 39 Essex Chambers to be awarded the honour:
I am absolutely delighted to be appointed Queen's Counselhttps://t.co/fELq2V81kf
— Justine Thornton QC (@JustineT) January 11, 2016
With Ed now a contented backbencher, Mr S has no doubts that the former Labour leader will do his best to support his high-flying wife in her new appointment.
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