Sentences with phrase «home affairs spokesman»

Today's result, however, failed to return a strong mandate for the former home affairs spokesman.

As a former home affairs spokesman, the domestic themes of the first debate suited him.

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

«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 added: «Control orders were the centrepiece of the government's anti-terrorist strategy.

«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.

«In a rare moment of self - awareness, Jacqui Smith has admitted that the government put spin over substance,» said home affairs spokesman Chris Huhne.

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».

Admits new role as home affairs spokesman unexpected after he and wife Yvette Cooper are passed over for economics job

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

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».

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

Jenny Jones, the Green party home affairs spokesman, who spearheaded attempts to make the police answer for their tactics during the G20, issued a warning to the Met today.

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.

He revealed his dislike for Steve Webb, his Environment spokesman, and decided to demote Chris Huhne, his former leadership rival and currently Home Affairs spokesman, before adding he wasn't «emotionally intelligent» enough for the environment job.

According to Tim Montgomerie on Conservative Home, the poll also shows that «24 % told GfK NOP that they would prefer Charles Kennedy to return as leader and slightly more (7 %) preferred LibDem Home Affairs spokesman Nick Clegg to the embattled Sir Menzies (6 %)», though I'm not sure what sort of question or structure this was in response to.

Mark Oaten resigned as the Liberal Democrats» home affairs spokesman after stories of this married MP's visits to a male prostitute emerged.

Despite pleas from home affairs spokesman Chris Huhne to retain a clause expressly allowing the DNA of people acquitted of serious and sexual crimes to be retained for three years, delegates voted to scrap any retention of DNA for anyone found innocent of any offence.

«There is a view it would have been better to have an election and I agree with that,» says Lib Dem home affairs spokesman Alistair Carmichael, before referring to the most revered post-war Liberal Party leader.

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

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.

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».

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.

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.

Mr Clegg had himself been home affairs spokesman before winning the vote by party members, while Mr Huhne had been environment spokesman.

«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.

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.»

He became the party's home affairs spokesman in 1999, using that position to articulate the same liberal views he has consistently held on such issues as penal and asylum policy.

«They have already committed to spending the revenue raised from reversing Tory cuts to the capital gains tax many times over,» shadow home affairs spokesman Lord Paddick said.

Allies of the first secretary of state have expressed concern about the comments made by Quick and Lewis regarding an investigation into government leaks when Green was an opposition home affairs spokesman.

Mark OatenThe Lib Dem home affairs spokesman stood for party leader in 2006 and was widely rumoured to be Charles Kennedy's favoured successor.

The party's home affairs spokesman Joanna Cherry told Sky's Murnaghan programme she was «already aware that a number of leading Tory backbenchers will be with us on that».

Hours before he quit, Lib Dem peer Brian Paddick - who was Britain's most senior openly gay police officer in the Met Police - piled on pressure by resigning as home affairs spokesman over his «views».

Shadow home affairs spokesman 1988 - 1992.

Lib Dem home affairs spokesman Sir Ed Davey, whose wife was re-elected as a Kingston councillor, said it was a «great night» and a «sign of things to come».

Party's home affairs spokesman steps up attacks on PM over policing cuts before conference speech

The Conservative Party has, of course, a new Home affairs spokesman, Dominic Grieve.

Claim: The paper says the party's home affairs spokesman claimed for a # 119 Corby trouser press, delivered to his London home despite his second home being in Hampshire.

The acting Liberal Democrat leader, Sir Menzies Campbell, today tried to calm the nerves of his party reeling from the shock resignation of home affairs spokesman, Mark Oaten, and the lowest opinion poll rating in five years.

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

«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.

Lady Hanham, Conservative home affairs spokesman, said the government had shown «a worrying tendency» to introduce anti-terrorist legislation which could then be applied «perhaps inappropriately and in far less justifiable circumstances».

Deputy leader Sir Menzies and home affairs spokesman Mr Oaten had already declared they would stand.

She was formerly a Liberal Democratic Party Home Affairs spokesman, and has an ongoing personal and political conflict with Catherine Walker (above).

Mr Graves says he made his decision before the twin «catastrophes» which saw Charles Kennedy and home affairs spokesman Mark Oaten resign.

Mr Clegg, who is currently home affairs spokesman, is the frontrunner in the race for the Liberal Democrat leadership.

Chris Huhne MP, LibDem Home affairs spokesman, has been charged with attacking the Shadow Chancellor:

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