Who is the Secret Barrister? Everything we know about his identity

The identity of the Secret Barrister - renowned for his tweets providing invaluable insight into the legal system - has been shrouded in secrecy. But the speculation over who the Secret Barrister is has reached fever pitch during the ongoing General Election.

The Secret Barrister was previously featured in the Financial Times Lunch with the FT series which described him in Tommi’s Burger Joint in Marylebone, central London. It said: “At 10 past 1pm, a casually dressed individual of slight build, aged somewhere between 30 and 40, comes into view. The Secret Barrister looks me in the eye and extends a hand.

“I can lay to rest the theory that the SB is a trio of bloggers, as well as the rather more outlandish one that points the finger at Keir Starmer, the bouffant Labour Brexit spokesman and former director of public prosecutions.

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"Otherwise, it is safe to reveal only a few personal details. Comprehensive school, law degree — not Oxbridge — followed by Bar school and nearly a decade as ‘a jobbing criminal hack’.” The FT reports the Secret Barrister is likely to be male, given 60 per cent of barristers are.

But "nobody in the industry" knows. Despite that, the FT profile references "a moustache". The Secret Barrister says that “in reality I wouldn’t be able to keep practising and writing … I would inevitably feel compromised in the writing and would either have to jack that in altogether or leave the Bar, neither of which I want to do.”

The Secret Barrister cheekily referenced the Sir Keir Starmer rumours today, as the Labour Party looks poised to win the General Election. He tweeted: "Momentous day. Funny to think that tomorrow, I’ll most likely be in a new job, and this account, and all we’ve done together, will be tears in rain.

" Thank you all for the memories."