European Union (Withdrawal) Bill
Debate between Lord Goldsmith and Lord Beecham
Committee: 5th sitting (Hansard): House of Lords
Wednesday 7th March 2018
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Wednesday 7th March 2018
(6 years, 9 months ago)
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Lord Beecham (Lab)
Does my noble and learned friend agree that, in all fairness, the noble and learned Lord, Lord Keen, distinctly and clearly criticised those attacking the judiciary at the time that my noble and learned friend mentioned?
Lord Goldsmith
I am grateful for that unexpected intervention from my own Front Bench, but I am happy to take the opportunity to say that the noble and learned Lord, Lord Keen, was one of the few to say the right thing and uphold the independence of the judiciary at the time of that attack. I am grateful to my noble friend Lord Beecham for making the point because it deserves to be made.