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177. Lord Chris Patten: The Patten Report
25 June 2025
About This Episode
Lord Patten chats with Fender Jackson in his London home on Wednesday 18th
June 2025.
Lord Patten has held several prominent roles, including Governor of Hong
Kong, European Commissioner for External Relations, Chairman of the BBC
Trust, and Chancellor of the University of Oxford, but he tells Fender that
overseeing the reform of the N. Ireland police service remains his proudest
political achievement.
Lord Chris Patten
Chris Patten is a British politician and public figure whose career has included roles as a cabinet minister and Governor of Hong Kong.
He chaired the Independent Commission on Policing for Northern Ireland, producing the Patten Report, which reshaped policing structures following the peace process.
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