Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd said that a longstanding monopoly had been swept away. Liz Truss was sworn in as the first woman lord chancellor yesterday — and received an immediate defence of her appointment by the lord chief justice after senior legal figures claimed that she was not up to the job. He dismissed concerns voiced by Lord Faulks and Lord Falconer of Thoroton that she had neither the experience nor the gravitas for the job. “It is readily apparent that you have had a most distinguished career which has demonstrated your great skills and experience,” he said after Ms…

Source: The Times July 21, 2016 23:08 UTC