Brexit: Civil Service Code

Lord Morris of Aberavon Excerpts

Thursday 17th September 2020 Lords Chamber

[Lord True (Con)]

My Lords, I have not been advised on this specific matter within the devolved Administrations and in Northern Ireland, but I will write to the noble Baroness on the subject.

[Lord Morris of Aberavon (Lab) [V]]

My Lords, given the Prime Minister’s foreword,

“we must uphold the very highest standards of propriety,”

do the remaining law officers intend to cling to office, where they are aiders and abetters of potential illegality? Has the Lord Chancellor any anxiety about interpreting his statutory duties to uphold the rule of law?

[Lord True (Con)]

My Lords, the law officers act at all times in line with their duties and responsibilities, and I have every confidence that the law officers and this Government will continue to do so. For my own part, I cannot answer questions about the personal positions of other members of the Government.