Chief minister accepts there are differing views
People are entitled to their views on the Lieutenant Governor, but the fact remains it's the constitutional position the Isle of Man is in as a Crown Dependency.
That from Chief Minister Allan Bell, who has been responding to recent comments from nationalists about the governor.
Mr Bell says he acknowledges there are differing opinions on what the role should entail:
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