Wakeham's commission handles complaints about media intrusion and invasions of privacy.

CNN: Enron: UK press chief stands down

Ten years on, Lord Wakeham says the commission has raised standards of reporting and protected the vulnerable, resolving complaints more quickly than the courts could, at no cost to the complainants.

BBC: Battle to raise standards

And, in January, Mr Blair received a blueprint for this second stage from a royal commission under Lord Wakeham, a former Tory cabinet minister.

ECONOMIST: Lords reform

Conservative peer Lord Wakeham, who headed the Royal Commission that investigated the issue for the government, has attacked ministers for departing from his recommendations in several important areas.

BBC: Growing anger over Lords reform

Wakeham, 69, chairman of Britain's Press Complaints Commission and a former Conservative energy minister, said the move was temporary while U.S. investigators looked into his links to Enron.

CNN: Palace defends prince's Enron link

The Royal Commission on the House of Lords is chaired by Lord Wakeham, a former Tory minister.

ECONOMIST: The new establishment

The government has broadly followed the conservative recommendation of the royal commission Mr Blair set up in 1999 under a former Conservative cabinet minister, Lord Wakeham.

ECONOMIST: Bagehot