Did the Queen breach a convention by lobbying over Abu Hamza? – The Guardian

Posted September 26th, 2012 in extradition, lobbying, media, news, royal family by sally

“The BBC has apologised for breaking the convention that private conversations with the Queen are kept off the record, but did the monarch break a convention herself? The news that the Queen had lobbied then-home secretary over Abu Hamza al-Masri was described by James Naughtie as ‘a corker’ but led us to wonder whether her intervention raised any constitutional issues.”

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The Guardian, 25th September 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk