Derry Irvine, Tony Blair's friend and legal mentor,
  was forced to leave the Government when he
  opposed the Prime Minister's legal reforms, it
  was reported last night.
  . . . 

  Yesterday, the chairman of the Bar Council suggested
  the sweeping changes to the judiciary could further
  undermine the independence of judges to make way for 
  Mr Blair's "placemen".
 
  Echoing the anger of the Tories and some Labour MPs, 
  Mr Kelly told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "While in
  principle I welcome the appointment of a Judicial Appointments
  Commission, it's the detail and it's really the question of 
  who's going to choose these people who choose the judges.

  By Jo Dillon, Deputy Political Editor
  15 June 2003

http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/story.jsp?story=415609

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