Cameron slammed for Chief Coroner betrayal  

At Prime Minister’s Questions today, David Cameron sided against the Royal British Legion and ruled out keeping the role of Chief Coroner for bereaved families.   The Prime Minister was also not clear on the detail of his Government’s own policy.  Mr Cameron said that the establishment of the Chief Coroner’s Office would involve “something like £10m of spending” which “could be better spent on improving all coroners’ services”.  However, the credibility of the Government’s figures has been questioned on numerous occasions by third parties, including the Royal British Legion, and the Government has not said it would invest in coronial reform.   Mr Cameron also said he wants to improve “all coroners’ services across the country”, but that is exactly what the Chief Coroner’s Office would achieve.   Labour has backed a major campaign by the Royal British Legion,...