Mr. MacDonald asked whether previous Cabinets had - not discussed
political prosecutions with the Law Officers. For our part we can well believe that such things have happened. When the Attorney-General is a member of the Cabinet it is almost impessible.nntia_discuss political prosecutions with him. This is the reason why many people would like to have it laid down as a rule that the Attorney-General should never be a member of the Cabinet. The whole nature and character of English justice would be upset if in future there were to be co- operation between the Executive and the Judiciary. Mr. MacDonald next asked why the Prime Minister had made known a Cabinet Minute. The Prime Minister blandly explained that no secret had been revealed, as the in- struction to the Attorney-General had been sent -to the Department, and there, of course, ceased to- be a secret.
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