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3 unusual facts about Kenneth Baker, Baron Baker of Dorking


Equestrian statue of George IV, Trafalgar Square

Journalist Janice Turner questioned the need for a George IV statue in Trafalgar Square in 2005, which was rebutted by Lord Baker of Dorking who argued that the monarch still deserved the statue due to his town planning legacy which remained in London.

Kenneth Baker

Kenneth Baker, Baron Baker of Dorking, British Conservative politician and former cabinet minister

Trevor Bowen

Judge John Deed (2001–2007) and Thatcher: The Final Days (1991) as Kenneth Baker.


Murder of Raymond Codling

In 1991, a memorial to Codling was unveiled at the place of his death by Michael Winner, founder of the Police Memorial Trust, and the Home Secretary, Kenneth Baker.

Stephen Sedley

He was counsel in many high-profile cases and inquiries, from the death of Blair Peach and the Carl Bridgewater murder appeal to the Helen Smith inquest and the contempt hearing against Kenneth Baker, then Home Secretary.


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