Sentences with phrase «appointed justice secretary»

In his first speech after being appointed justice secretary and lord chancellor, Michael Gove the former newspaper columnist for The Times, decried the fact that there are «two nations in our justice system at present».

Newly appointed justice secretary to follow through with pledge which would remove European court of human rights» leverage over UK supreme court

There were some surprising developments, with Theresa May becoming home secretary and Ken Clarke appointed justice secretary.

Not exact matches

General Secretary of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) Johnson Asiedu Nketiah has fired a sharp riposte at the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) for claiming Justice Yaw Apau was appointed to the Supreme Court because he did a «hatchet» job for the government on Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo - Addo.

The new justice secretary Chris Grayling, a favourite of the Tory right - wing who has made history as the first non-lawyer to be appointed in the position, today took a bruising in the Commons from Labour MPs.

David Lidington has been appointed Lord Chancellor and Justice Secretary in a reshuffle of the cabinet.

Sadiq Khan, who managed Miliband's successful leadership campaign, was appointed Shadow Justice Secretary and Shadow Lord Chancellor, and continuing Deputy Leader Harriet Harman continued to shadow Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, as well as being made Shadow International Development Secretary.

His attack was on someone being investigated for a criminal offence being appointed Shadow Justice Secretary.

He re-emerged when Harriet Harman, Labour's interim leader after the 2015 general election, appointed Falconer as her shadow justice secretary.

They point out that, aged 27, he was appointed secretary of John Smith's Commission on Social Justice, and that he acted as a «conscience» of the Blair premiership on a range of subjects, including foreign policy - where he objected, inside cabinet, to the Israeli invasion of Lebanon in 2006.

McDowell was appointed by the justice secretary, Chris Grayling, to the crucial watchdog role last November.

[17] When the Conservative and Liberal Democrat Coalition formed the Government in 2010, Blunt was appointed as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Ministry of Justice.

Jack Straw was appointed to the new role of Secretary of State for Justice.

In October 2008, Malik was appointed as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Ministry of Justice and in March 2009 was subsequently appointed into a dual role as a Home Office Minister.

The Justice Secretary also told Boris that he should appoint Mr Cummings as his Chief of Staff if the former London Mayor won the leadership race.

May famously described the Tory party as the «nasty party», and she will have to work closely with Ken Clarke who has been appointed lord chancellor and justice secretary.

Brown is having to navigate between Lord Mandelson, the business secretary, who wants to retain 20 % of the places for appointed peers, and Jack Straw, the justice secretary, who favours a wholly elected second chamber.

Meanwhile, Morgan's predecessor Michael Gove has been appointed as Justice Secretary, with a brief to oversee planned changes to the Human Rights Act.

Lawyer and newly elected Conservative MP Kerry - Lynne Findlay, representing the Delta - Richmond East riding, has been appointed parliamentary secretary to Justice Minister Rob Nicholson.

Former Macfarlanes lawyer David Gauke MP has been appointed Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice in today's (8 January) cabinet reshuffle.

In November 2012, she was appointed by the Secretary of State for Justice and the Secretary of State for Wales to the North Wales Child abuse inquiry.