They were irrelevant because the person who was making the decision was myself, and I was making it on my own. This was not a matter of collective responsibility. This was a quasi-judicial process. I wish I could take more decisions completely on my own without any reference to the Prime Minister, the Chancellor or other Cabinet colleagues. This is the only such decision I have ever been privileged to make.
Public Confidence in the Media and Police
Proceeding contribution from
Jeremy Hunt
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 20 July 2011.
It occurred during Debate on Public Confidence in the Media and Police.
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