We can consult—I mean, one of my colleagues always says “Independence doesn't mean isolation”. It's always been recognized in the jurisprudence that a DPP or an attorney general, in those jurisdictions where the attorney general is responsible for prosecutions, can consult with whomever, but the decision to start the prosecution, to continue the prosecution, to go on appeal, must be exercised independent of any partisan influence.
On May 17th, 2007. See this statement in context.