Baroness Hale of Richmond suggested that one senior government minister and one opposition minister be co-opted to the selection panel

Politicians should help to select Britain’s most senior judges, the incoming president of the Supreme Court has said.

Baroness Hale of Richmond suggested that one senior government minister and one opposition minister be co-opted to the selection panel. This could happen for roles including Supreme Court justices and the lord chief justice, she said, adding that it would be a way of introducing “an element of democratic involvement while preserving party political neutrality”.

While judges might welcome names such as Dominic Grieve, QC, who was Conservative attorney-general between 2010 and 2014, they might be less happy with the involvement of politicians such as Chris Grayling, who was unpopular during his term as lord chancellor between 2012 and 2015.

The proposal could also mean the participation