Can I just finish the sentence? The noble Lord referred as a matter of criticism, as he sees it, to unelected judges deciding matters. Judges are deciding the law of the land: that is their job and their responsibility. I think it is shameful, if I may say so, that a Member of this House should deprecate that process and the rule of law on which we pride ourselves.
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Pannick
(Crossbench)
in the House of Lords on Monday, 15 July 2019.
It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL)
and
Debate on bills on Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill.
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