Attorney General to decide on honours probe?

It seems amazing that the Attorney General, Lord Goldsmith could be the one who has the final decision over whether any charges are brought in the cash for peerages investigation.

The fact that the Government is being investigated and Lord Goldsmith is a Government Minister, who sits in on Cabinet meetings, will surely be a conflict of interest? The Attorney General could be deciding whether his own parties donors and possibly fellow Ministers are prosecuted.

It would be almost impossible for the Attorney General to remain neutral when making any decision due to the position he holds. We have already been given good reason to doubt the impartiality of Lord Goldsmith over his advice to the legality of the Iraq War. Remember him saying a second UN resolution was needed, then within 24 hours saying it no longer was.