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Lord Irvine on the decision to abolish the post of Lord Chancellor

Lord Norton 31/10/2009 – 12:36 pm

In the course of its inquiry into the Cabinet Office, the Constitution Committee of the Lords took evidence from Lord Turnbull, who was Cabinet Secretary in 2003 when the decision was taken to abolish the post of Lord Chancellor.  He commented on the stance taken by the then Lord Chancellor, Lord Irvine of Lairg, saying that he disagreed with the proposal and "was not prepared to lead the consul […]