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No need for AG to sit on LegCo says committee

Tynwald's legal adviser 'must remain politically neutral'

There's no need for the Attorney General to continue to sit in the Legislative Council.

That's from a Tynwald committee examining the position - recommendations for change will be presented to this month's sitting.

The panel believes the legal advisor needs to be politically neutral.

Chair of the committee, and MLC, Jane Poole-Wilson says the Attorney General's current duties aren't compatible with this:

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