Sentences with phrase «shadow justice secretary»

But the former shadow justice secretary is not one to buckle under the weight of political attack by his opponents.

I sat down for a chat with shadow justice secretary Sadiq Khan in his constituency headquarters yesterday.

Also worth noting that Lord Falconer has emerged unscathed as shadow justice secretary and shadow lord chancellor.

Cameron's proposals were rejected by shadow justice secretary Sadiq Khan, who said that the announcements risked undermining the public's confidence in the criminal justice system.

Following release of an extremely critical report regarding a G4S - operated jail, the Labour party's shadow justice secretary said they would be inclined to take control of for - profit prisons if the industry competitors had not met deadlines imposed upon them.

Prisons should be about punishment and reform, something I've repeatedly said since I became shadow justice secretary in 2010.

Commenting on the figures, Dominic Grieve, the Conservative shadow justice secretary, said: «The surge in female violence - fuelled by binge - drinking - is a damning indictment of this government's track record in addressing both crime and social breakdown.»

Labour shadow justice secretary Sadiq Khan said Labour «sought and successfully negotiated» the opt - out from the charter, which took place when it was in power.

In a separate move, shadow justice secretary Dominic Griev sad offenders will lose their right to have their identities protected by the Human Rights Act if they continue to commit crimes.

«Prison escapes are becoming a habit under this Tory - led government,» commented shadow justice secretary Sadiq Khan.

Read shadow justice secretary Sadiq Khan's speech on a «life of crime» to Barnardos in full on politics.co.uk.

And the report also quoted shadow justice secretary justice secretary Sadiq Khan as saying the bill of rights plans «can only have been cobbled together on the back of an envelope».

They attracted criticism from Tooting MP Sadiq Khan, who won promotion to the shadow Cabinet after the 2010 general election and is now shadow justice secretary.

Elected as Labour MP for Leeds East last year, various circumstances have meant that he is already shadow justice secretary.

The MP for Birmingham Northfield - who is not to be confused with shadow justice secretary Richard Burgon — got two Grand Prix tickets worth over # 1,000, the register shows.

New shadow justice secretary Lord Falconer made it clear Labour would be standing firmly against the bill in an interview for the Guardian and insisted that even if it passed in the Commons it would likely be defeated in the Lords.

LABOUR»S shadow justice secretary refused five times to say if Jeremy Corbyn's party would condemn an illegal general strike in a car crash interview this morning.

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn's reshuffle has propelled MPs Imran Hussain and Gloria De Piero into the shadow justice team, supporting shadow justice secretary and former Thompsons solicitor Richard Burgon.

Ms Chakrabarti was also pushed over whether she would join a future shadow cabinet under Mr Corbyn, potentially as shadow justice secretary.

They were dismissed by shadow justice secretary Sadiq Khan as a «dog's dinner», ending hopes of cross-party unity.

A YouGov poll published today shows that backing among Labour supporters for the Tottenham MP has crept ahead of former shadow justice secretary Sadiq Khan.

Human rights under attack Nick Herbert, conservative shadow justice secretary to Jack Straw, has been putting himself about on civil liberties and human rights.

«Experts, probation staff and management and MPs from all side have warned the abolition of the probation service and handing over serious and violent criminals to the likes of G4S and Serco will put the safety of communities up and down the country at risk,» Labour shadow justice secretary Sadiq Khan said.

After a string of points attacking Straw for being the architect of the FoI Act, shadow justice secretary Dominic Grieve admitted, rather plaintively, that his party actually backed the government's announcement.

Fresh concerns have also been raised about Oakwood by shadow justice secretary Sadiq Khan on a visit to the region.

This feels like a swipe at his rival candidates, in particular Labour's shadow justice secretary Sadiq Khan.

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Sadiq Khan, Labour's shadow justice secretary, said: «Recent prison inspection reports show they are increasingly stretched on a daily basis battling simply to stop disturbances.

16:23 — The shadow justice secretary, Sadiq Khan, is responding for the opposition.

The shadow justice secretary and lord chancellor Liz Truss also reacted swiftly to the verdict.

«Someone in the government now needs to be clear exactly what the policy is,» shadow justice secretary Sadiq Khan said.

Our in depth interview with Sadiq Khan, in which the shadow justice secretary lays out his party's priorities in government

Yet shadow justice secretary Sadiq Khan pointed out that there is a «black hole» in the department, and that today's National Audit Office report revealed there was a # 130m loss of savings, since the Tory - led government took over 28 months ago, as a result of sentencing reforms not going ahead.

«David Cameron is now backtracking from his own manifesto commitment to introduce recall of MPs,» shadow justice secretary Sadiq Khan said.

«This government's approach to constitutional reform is in tatters,» shadow justice secretary Sadiq Khan said.

The shadow justice secretary is expected to use a speech on criminal justice policy to confirm the opposition would scrap the controversial ban, which forms part of the government's incentives and earned privileges scheme.

After two months of internalised head - scratching, and public moaning, shadow justice secretary Sadiq Khan and shadow local government secretary Hilary Benn finally put forward their proposal early this morning.

He accuses Labour's shadow justice secretary Sadiq Khan of being secretly opposed to Lords reform, claiming Khan «hides behind the argument that there's not enough time to debate it».

Sadiq Khan MP, shadow justice secretary, said: «The energy and time this government is spending on arguments about the Human Rights Act shows how completely out of touch it is with the British people who are not interested in cat fights between ministers but how the safety of their communities will be protected after cuts in police budgets which go too far and too fast.»

In parliamentary answers to shadow justice secretary Sadiq Khan, Wright revealed that he either wilfully or due to incompetence knew very little about what's going on in prisons.

Although the announcement was welcomed by Labour, shadow justice secretary Sadiq Khan argued that with cuts to the prison service the plan was not realistic.

Sadiq Khan, the shadow justice secretary, has already been mocking Clegg, accusing him of naivety in ever trusting the prime minister on constitutional reform.

«The fact that MPs have a final say in whether a recall petition is triggered, unless an MP commits a crime punishable with a prison sentence, is certainly not what the Tory or Lib Dem manifestos promised,» shadow justice secretary Sadiq Khan commented.

DEPARTURE TEN >> 5.54 pm: Reports come in that shadow justice secretary Lord Falconer has quit his posts of shadow justice secretary and shadow lord chancellor.

«The ban on sending books to prisoners was always an absurd policy,» shadow justice secretary Sadiq Khan said.

The Human Rights Act has led to local people not being informed of dangerous offenders moving into their area, the shadow justice secretary argued during his keynote conference speech earlier today.

Nick Herbert, former shadow justice secretary, becomes shadow environment, food and rural affairs secretary.

Richard Burgon MP, Labour's shadow justice secretary and a prominent supporter of Jeremy Corbyn, said: