Sentences with phrase «former justice secretary»

Friends of Mr Johnson have also told The Sun he now privately regrets not staying in the contest after being betrayed by former Justice Secretary Michael Gove.

The inquiry had been given the go - ahead by former justice secretary Ken Clarke, but its authorisation was suddenly cancelled when Chris Grayling took over the role.

Speaking on the BBC, former justice secretary Kenneth Clarke said the prime minister's statement was «unwise».

The outgoing inspector, Nick Hardwick, has proved hugely impressive and, consequently, ended up at loggerheads with former justice secretary Chris Grayling, who tried to get him to take out criticism of government policy from his annual report.

Conservative and Lib Dem ministers have struggled to win over Labour to their proposals, which had concentrated on former justice secretary Jack Straw's work in a white paper published towards the end of the New Labour government.

Clegg and his allies in Cabinet — including former justice secretary Ken Clarke — insisted any new bill would need to incorporate the European Convention wholesale.

In a big boost for Mr Cameron, former Justice Secretary Mr Grayling also declares today that the PM should not have to resign if he is on the losing side of the referendum.

Prominent Conservative backbenchers opposed to this ill - advised plan include Dominic Grieve, the former Attorney General, and former justice secretary Kenneth Clarke.

Former Justice Secretary Chris Grayling has been made of Leader of the House, replacing William Hague who is no longer an MP.

It also emerged last night that former Justice Secretary Michael Gove will earn # 150,000 writing a column for The Times newspaper.

The full extent of a potential Tory rebellion is starting to become a little clearer, with figures such as Andrew Mitchell, former chief whip, Damian Green, former Home Office minister, and David Davies, former shadow home secretary, potentially joining confirmed rebels such as former attorney general Dominic Grieve and former justice secretary Ken Clarke.

Boris Johnson allegedly «wanted to punch» Michael Gove after the former justice secretary set out...

Boris Johnson allegedly «wanted to punch» Michael Gove after the former justice secretary set out his Tory leadership bid in the summer.

Watch: The former justice secretary has given first broadcast interview since leaving government.

Raab says he urged Gove to put himself forward from the outset, but the former justice secretary instead informed him of the plan to build a «dream team» around an axis of Johnson as leader.

In my state of nervous excitement, I jolted backwards... right onto the former justice secretary's toe.

Former Justice Secretary and Brexiteer will follow in footsteps of ex-PM after hooking up with the London Speaker Bureau

The former Justice Secretary and Brexit campaigner will follow in the footsteps of David Cameron and George Osborne after hooking up with the London Speaker Bureau.

Former Justice Secretary Grayling has been made Leader of the House, replacing William Hague who is no longer an MP.

«Although I hesitate to challenge such a learned member of the judiciary — and the former justice secretary is also highly experienced in such matters — I find both men guilty of piffle in the first degree.

The former justice secretary would lumber on stage, with little grace but considerable charisma, and give his audience a simple message.

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) released figures showing the former justice secretary succeeded in arresting the rise in prison numbers, despite his demotion in the recent Cabinet reshuffle.

The former justice secretary was asked whether his biggest mistake was «supporting Boris, knifing Boris or thinking you were fit to be prime minister».

However, following widespread opposition to the plans, former Justice Secretary, Jack Straw, confirmed in April 2009 that Titans would not be built after all; in their place would be five new prisons providing up to 1500 places each.

Boulton appeared intent on making the former justice secretary squirm from the outset as he showed a film of Boris Johnson announcing he wasn't going to run for the Tory leadership.

• Ken Clarke, the former justice secretary who left the government yesterday, has said that it would be «unthinkable» for Britain to withdraw from the European convention on human right.

But Ken Clarke, the former justice secretary, and Dominic Grieve QC, the attorney general, have argued that such a move would be a political disaster, unravelling fundamental liberties established under Europe's post-second world war settlement.

ROW is asking the appeal court to declare that regulations introduced by the former justice secretary, Chris Grayling, as part of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LASPO) in fact «frustrate the purpose» of the legislation.

The former justice secretary thought the world was ready for The Return of the Govester.

Gove declined to comment on Clegg's comments about him in his book, but an ex-colleague of the former justice secretary said: «Clegg's book is as dishonest as his promises on tuition fees.»

The former Justice Secretary Elizabeth Truss has brought forward the plans, stating: «This will not reduce the right to a fair trial, but will make sure victims of these crimes are protected and able to provide their best possible evidence.»