Derry Irvine on the abolision of the office of Chancellor

Tuesday 3 November 2009 at 2:50 am | In News | Post Comment
Tony Blair
Tony Blair

Former Lord Chancellor Derry Irvine has revealed how he was sacked by Tony Blair who tried to abolished the role of Lord Chancellor, six years ago.

He says Mr Blair failed to consult either him or the Queen about the plan and discloses how he struggled over three days to stop Mr Blair firing him.

Mr Blair’s approach was ‘high-handed and insensitive’
The whole of Lord Irvine’s submission to the Lords Committee is available here.

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