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Norman Baker: finally the conspiracy theorists have an inside man
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| Contributor | New Jerusalem |
| Last Edited | New Jerusalem Oct 08, 2013 02:44pm |
| Category | News |
| News Date | Oct 08, 2013 02:00pm |
| Description | It could come as early as today, the first ministerial meeting of the newly reshuffled team at the Home Office – and what wouldn't the Westminster press corps give to be flies on that wall? The room will be airless with tension. In the chair will be the home secretary, Theresa May, said to be "spitting tacks" over the appointment – without her approval or even consultation – of Lib Dem Norman Baker as her No 2. Will she give a terse welcome to Baker, through a rictus grin? Or will she all but pretend he's not there, the first step to freezing him out altogether? Will Baker himself try to clear the air? And what about everyone else, the other ministers and their civil servants: will they simply stare at their feet?
The problem, you see, is not only that Baker was imposed on May by Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg in Monday's reshuffle. The problem is that Baker is, as Sir Humphrey might put it, a brave choice for the Home Office, the department that deals with public safety. For Baker is what you'd call a conspiracy theorist, one so dedicated he took a year out of frontline politics to write a book suggesting the former government weapons inspector Dr David Kelly did not commit suicide in 2003 but was in fact murdered by an Iraqi hit squad, a crime known to, but secretly covered up by, the UK authorities.
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