[3][4][5] On 25 November, he received a letter from Jim Allister regarding Traditional Unionist Voice allegations against the BBC to which he replied three days later saying that it would not be appropriate for him to comment on that issue.
[8] During his later tenure as Attorney-General, Larkin was accused of using his office to further his personal opposition to abortion, with a series of actions including urging the Northern Ireland Assemby's justice committee to examine the legality of Belfast's Marie Stopes Clinic.
[10] Larkin also opposed a Northern Ireland woman's attempt to legally challenge the province's abortion laws, claiming she did not have the standing to do so.
[14] After his tenure as Attorney-General, Larkin acted as senior counsel for the Society for the Protection of the Unborn Child in their challenge to Northern Ireland's 2021 abortion regulations.
[15][16] John Larkin stood down on 30th June 2020 as Attorney General and was replaced by Brenda King, First Legislative Counsel in the Executive Office.