Sentences with phrase «back justice secretary»

Gordon Brown appeared to back justice secretary Jack Straw over home secretary Alan Johnson as he backed government silence in the case of killer Jon Venables.

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The justice secretary has hit back at claims Labour has undermined liberty, pointing to the government's record for passing legislation that forwards human rights and openness.
The maverick Flynn didn't hold back, proclaiming that the House should regret losing, «a civilised and vintage popular secretary, the member for Rushcliffe, who demonstrated that he had working brain, who understood the benefits of remedial justice.
His speech at the Centre for Social Justice will be his first major policy announcement since he became justice secretary back in September's Cabinet resJustice will be his first major policy announcement since he became justice secretary back in September's Cabinet resjustice secretary back in September's Cabinet reshuffle.
The prime minister, backed by new justice secretary Chris Grayling, used the speech to make clear he is not afraid of being «tough».
The justice secretary once again failed to write back to the coalition of authors who have asked for a meeting to voice their concerns about the ban on parcels being sent to prisoners - including books.
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».
The justice secretary joins Chris Grayling, Theresa Villiers, Priti Patel, John Whittingdale and Iain Duncan Smith as Cabinet ministers expected to back Brexit.
Almost 1,000 offenders who should have been sent back to prison are still on the loose according to justice secretary, Jack Straw.
Not budging: Senior Lib Dems including Energy Secretary Chris Huhne (left) and Justice Minister Lord McNally (right) are said to have suggested they would quit if the coalition backed the repeal of the Human Rights Act
For the benefit of Labour Members, the Deputy Prime Minister, the Justice Secretary, the Prime Minister and Government Back Benchers, will the Chancellor tell the House what is today's policy on child benefit?»
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.
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.
Veteran Tory attacked the Justice Secretary for his brutal stabbing in the back of his Brexit ally
MP Kwasi Kwarteng, who has also switched to back Mrs May, accused the Justice Secretary of indulging in «student politics» while Jake Berry said: «There is a very deep pit reserved in hell for such as he.»
However Cameron's promise came as Chris Grayling, the justice secretary, indicated the Tories would repeal the Human Rights Act if they won the next general election, a pledge designed to win back voters who have defected to Ukip.
Conservative minister hits out at Justice Secretary after he stabbed Boris Johnson in the back to launch his own fight to be PM
Iain Duncan Smith rejected offer of Justice secretary to thwart George Osborne over welfare reforms — His decision meant that Mr Duncan Smith also turned down the position of Lord Chancellor, one of the oldest political roles in Britain dating back to 1066... to investigate the development of the single payment, which is due to replace...
Richard Burgon MP, Shadow Justice Secretary, commended Lord Bach's work and said he backed «the idea of a new legally enforceable Right to Justice, that would guarantee access just as we have for healthcare and education».
There then followed a hunt for the justice secretary to put the Brexiteer sections of the media back in their place.
R (OAO SF) v Secretary of State for Justice Acted for the SSJ in relation to a judicial review challenge to a decision to move a prisoner back to closed conditions.
The Shadow Justice Secretary, Richard Burgon, had urged the government to «go back to the drawing board» on its changes to the Advocates» Graduated Fee Scheme (AGFS), which it's understood will result in further cuts to legal aid lawyers» income.
Some time ago, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, jazz loving Kenneth Clarke came up with the idea — a possible bit of appeasement and red - meat for the shield munchers on the Tory back benches — that courts would sit at weekends to speed up criminal jJustice, jazz loving Kenneth Clarke came up with the idea — a possible bit of appeasement and red - meat for the shield munchers on the Tory back benches — that courts would sit at weekends to speed up criminal justicejustice.
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