Sentences with phrase «dem home affairs spokesman»

«Something surreal is afoot when the government advertises its own failings in order to make the case for new Labour's grandiose ID card scheme,» noted Lib Dem home affairs spokesman Nick Clegg.

Nick Clegg, Liberal Democrats home affairs spokesman said real evidence would be required before limits could be increased.

Ms Chakrabarti was joined outside parliament by shadow home secretary David Davies and Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesman Chris Huhne.

Nick Clegg, the Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesman, also reminded the government support for renewal did not mean the Lib Dems would support an extension beyond 28 days.

The Liberal Democrats voted against renewing control orders, labelled «imperfect and in need of extensive revision» by home affairs spokesman Nick Clegg.

The party's home affairs spokesman Chris Huhne said: «These figures show that not all of those tarnished with the brush of terrorism are terrorists.

Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesman Nick Clegg added: «Control orders were the centrepiece of the government's anti-terrorist strategy.

Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesman Chris Huhne said violent, and in particular gun crime, is «still far higher» than ten years ago.

Stewart Hosie, home affairs spokesman for the Scottish National party (SNP), praised the security services, saying they had carried out a «diligent, professional, intelligence - led operation».

Chris Huhne, the Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesman, expresses his astonishment after comedian Ruby Wax provided senior civil servants at the Home Office with lessons in leadership and communication.

Ed Davey, the party's home affairs spokesman, said: «It's building a hugely important platform for future victories.»

Lord Paddick, as it turned out, was not even the worst of them when, in a manner reminiscent of the innuendo of Victorian prejudice, he stuck the knife in by resigning as the party's home affairs spokesman, citing concerns about Farron's «views on various issues that were highlighted» during the general election.

Proposals that all recruits to the Police Force should be graduates have come under fire from the UKIP Home Affairs spokesman, Dave Moreland, himself a former police officer.

«Rarely has so much effort been made to collect so much intrusive and irrelevant data,» said Lib Dem home affairs spokesman Chris Huhne.

Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesman Nick Clegg also questioned whether there had been any attempt to contact other Russians who have been granted asylum in the UK and who had anti-Kremlin views similar to Mr Litvinenko.

Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesman Nick Clegg also condemned the new revelations, saying: «There is now utter confusion in John Reid's ministerial team.»

Mr Huhne acted as home affairs spokesman when the Lib Dems were in opposition, but was given the energy and climate change brief after playing a prominent role in the coalition negotiations.

The Lib Dem home affairs spokesman questioned the Conservatives» commitment to progressive values and civil liberties, in a wide ranging speech designed to convince voters «the Tories don't have to win».

Labour's shadow home affairs spokesman Yvette Cooper said it showed the government was in chaos.

Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesman Chris Huhne said: «This report shows just how difficult life can for be for detainees at immigration removal centres.

Chris Huhne On the Lib Dem side home affairs spokesman Chris Huhne is the most senior figure.

Meanwhile home affairs spokesman Nick Clegg, who along with Mr Huhne is seen as one of the strongest contenders, is expected to launch his bid on Friday.

But, in heated exchanges, he went on to accuse home affairs spokesman Mr Clegg of «flip - flopping» over his policies.

Lib Dem home affairs spokesman Nick Clegg also warned that «overwhelming and concrete evidence» would be needed for parliament to revisit the issue, saying the 28 - day limit had already stretched «long - established principles of due process».

Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesman Chris Huhne welcomed the move but pointed to government double standards in its language requirements.

Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesman Chris Huhne said: «A formal undertaking to improve procedures is all very well, but institutionalised disregard for our personal data continues to worsen.

Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesman said: «It does not matter how fancy the design of ID cards is, they remain a grotesque intrusion on the liberty of the British people.

«I am delighted that Nick Clegg has stood up for the British public on this,» Lib Dem home affairs spokesman Julian Huppert said.

«Actions speak louder than words, until David Cameron is prepared to put flesh on his soft - soap rhetoric about trusting communities it will be difficult to take him seriously,» concluded home affairs spokesman Nick Clegg.

Midway through the Lib Dem leadership race, the home affairs spokesman was forced to resign from politics.

Throughout his campaign Mr Clegg has used his position as home affairs spokesman to attack the government's record on civil liberties, as well as highlighting the blunders that have beset Jacqui Smith's Home Office.

«This government needs to learn the difference between innocence and guilt,» Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesman Chris Huhne said today.

«Failing to check the immigration status of individuals seeking NI numbers is one thing,» added Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesman Nick Clegg.

«Once again, the Home Office is fighting an undignified rearguard action designed to give as little as possible in response to the ruling of the European Court of Human Rights,» said Lib Dem home affairs spokesman Chris Huhne.

«If we want to tackle the problem of youth crime, we need to take action early to stop kids from embarking on a life of crime before it's too late,» said Chris Huhne, Lib Dem home affair spokesman.

The long - heralded bill, which was originally conceived when Nick Clegg was home affairs spokesman for the Liberal Democrats, is the third significant step towards unravelling Labour's various criminal justice laws during its 13 years in office following the scrapping of ID cards and the review of counter-terrorism laws.

Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesman Chris Huhne said: «The home secretary and the police need to stamp on anti-Semitic crime quickly and firmly.

Commenting on the proposals, Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesman Mark Hunter welcomed the emphasis on community service but insisted this must be a real punishment.

«It is vitally important that ministers come to the House to answer questions on this lop - sided treaty they have tried to brush under the carpet,» said home affairs spokesman Nick Clegg.

Home affairs spokesman Nick Clegg said the government had spent ten years combining «tough - talking populism with utter administrative incompetence».

Lib Dem home affairs spokesman Jeremy Browne said: «The government's incompetent handling of the asylum system is wasting taxpayers» money, compromising Britain's international reputation and fuelling public mistrust.»

Conservative home affairs spokesman Edward Garnier called for proper leadership on the issue and condemned the government for pushing the problems of the prison system from «minister to minister to minister».

Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesman Nick Clegg added: «Any review of bail hostels must explain why they are being used to house more serious offenders, instead of the lower risk people who used to occupy most beds.

«Crime maps should include local detection rates - the key factor in deterring crime - so we can give praise or criticism where it is due,» said the party's home affairs spokesman Chris Huhne.

Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesman Nick Clegg added: «Tagging has a very important role to play in ensuring that low level offenders and those at the end of their sentence are kept under adequate surveillance.

«The Conservatives» dalliance with liberalism is as dead as a dodo,» responded Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesman Chris Huhne.

Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesman Nick Clegg added: «Millions of pounds have been spent on this unnecessary, harebrained scheme.

That sentiment has been echoed by Chris Huhne, Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesman, who said the new measures will force these vulnerable women further underground.

«It seems that the Tories will go to ever increasing lengths to make David Cameron's ridiculous claims about broken society seem credible,» Lib Dem home affairs spokesman Chris Huhne said

It's down here that Chris Huhne, Lib Dem home affairs spokesman, is fighting Maria Hutchings, who I spoke to last time.