The Government is locked on a collision course with senior members of the judiciary after the Lord Chief Justice told Parliament yesterday (23 May) the two camps remained “poles apart” over the role of the controversial Ministry of Justice (MoJ).
Lord Phillips, speaking to the House of Commons constitutional affairs select committee on behalf of the judiciary, said parameters set down by the Lord Chancellor, Lord Falconer, had made it impossible to strike a deal safeguarding judges’ independence from the new ministry.
