The present Lord Chancellor, Lord Irvine, is likely to resist change in his role.

Lord Irvine died in June 1778, aged 51.

"We'll see off Lord Irvine," he said.

There will also be a debate in the House of Lords on Wednesday lead by Lord Irvine.

All Lord Irvine wanted was the right to change his pants.

They included the former lord chancellor, Lord Irvine, widely known as the prime minister's erstwhile mentor.

Lord Irvine warned against what he called "judicial supremacism."

At the same time, Lord Irvine's support of privacy legislation angered the news media.

Lord Irvine died unmarried in May 1736, aged 46, and was succeeded in the viscountcy by his younger brother, Henry.

Do you remember Lord Irvine of Lairg, he of the hand-printed wallpaper?