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The Conservatives supported the government move yesterday during an urgent question in the Commons, but Chris Huhne, home affairs spokesman for the Liberal Democrats, strongly condemned the sacking, which has already seen two further resignations from the ACMD.

The long - heralded bill, which was originally conceived when Nick Clegg was home affairs spokesman for the Liberal Democrats, is the third significant step towards unravelling Labour's various criminal justice laws during its 13 years in office following the scrapping of ID cards and the review of counter-terrorism laws.

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».

Not exact matches

«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.

Nick Clegg, the Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesman, also reminded the government support for renewal did not mean the Lib Dems would support an extension beyond 28 days.

Ed Davey, the party's home affairs spokesman, said: «It's building a hugely important platform for future victories.»

Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesman Chris Huhne said: «This report shows just how difficult life can for be for detainees at immigration removal centres.

Lib Dem home affairs spokesman Nick Clegg also warned that «overwhelming and concrete evidence» would be needed for parliament to revisit the issue, saying the 28 - day limit had already stretched «long - established principles of due process».

Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesman Chris Huhne said: «A formal undertaking to improve procedures is all very well, but institutionalised disregard for our personal data continues to worsen.

«I am delighted that Nick Clegg has stood up for the British public on this,» Lib Dem home affairs spokesman Julian Huppert said.

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».

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

«Any prosecutor would be reluctant to call them as a witness for fear of being taken apart by the defence,» said Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesman Chris Huhne.

Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesman Nick Clegg noted: «Re-offending is much lower for those under the most stringent levels of supervision.

The Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesman, Chris Huhne, described the move as «the most worrying development for many years».

The party's home affairs spokesman was elected to Parliament in 2005, at the age of 38, and is one of the two front - runners for the leadership.

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.

After the 1997 election, he became a whip and subsequently served as a spokesman for home affairs and then health before joining the shadow cabinet as work and pensions spokesman.

His comments come after Mr Clegg, the home affairs spokesman, last night told an Observer fringe event that he would stand for the leadership whenever Sir Menzies stepped down.

But the home affairs spokesman is still relatively unknown to many members and could well lose an early contest to environment spokesman Chris Huhne, who made a name for himself by running against Sir Menzies last time round.

The call by Senator Scullion, Opposition spokesman for Indigenous Affairs, for an across - the - board audit of Indigenous spending by all commonwealth government departments ignores the Report's explicit statement that it does not provide any breakdown by individual departments and that only 45 per cent of the estimate can be sheeted home to the Commonwealth.