Sentences with phrase «home affairs spokesman in»

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.

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«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.

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

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

Chris Huhne, the Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesman, expresses his astonishment after comedian Ruby Wax provided senior civil servants at the Home Office with lessons in leadership and communicathome affairs spokesman, expresses his astonishment after comedian Ruby Wax provided senior civil servants at the Home Office with lessons in leadership and communicatHome Office with lessons in leadership and communication.

Lord Paddick, as it turned out, was not even the worst of them when, in a manner reminiscent of the innuendo of Victorian prejudice, he stuck the knife in by resigning as the party's home affairs spokesman, citing concerns about Farron's «views on various issues that were highlighted» during the general election.

Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesman Nick Clegg also questioned whether there had been any attempt to contact other Russians who have been granted asylum in the UK and who had anti-Kremlin views similar to Mr Litvinenko.

Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesman Nick Clegg also condemned the new revelations, saying: «There is now utter confusion in John Reid's ministerial team.»

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.

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».

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

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

Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesman Chris Huhne welcomed the move but pointed to government double standards in its language requirements.

«Once again, the Home Office is fighting an undignified rearguard action designed to give as little as possible in response to the ruling of the European Court of Human Rights,» said Lib Dem home affairs spokesman Chris HuHome Office is fighting an undignified rearguard action designed to give as little as possible in response to the ruling of the European Court of Human Rights,» said Lib Dem home affairs spokesman Chris Huhome affairs spokesman Chris Huhne.

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.

«Crime maps should include local detection rates - the key factor in deterring crime - so we can give praise or criticism where it is due,» said the party's home affairs spokesman Chris Huhne.

Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesman Nick Clegg added: «Tagging has a very important role to play in ensuring that low level offenders and those at the end of their sentence are kept under adequate surveillance.

· Nick Clegg MP is the Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesman and a candidate in the party leadership contest

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

Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesman Chris Huhne said: «Britain is setting a shameful new record in anti-Semitic incidents this year, which are running at double the annual rate of the previous record.

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

«We are already the most watched society in the world and yet ministers want more snooping powers,» said Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesman Chris Huhne of reports that development of an advanced monitoring system is already underway.

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.

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».

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».

At a Social Market Foundation fringe meeting on Tuesday, Tom Brake, the Lib Dem home affairs spokesman, suggested Downing Street had insisted on changing the name to the «legal aid, sentencing and punishment bill» in order to «give the right image to the Daily Mail and the Daily Express».

In the early stages of the hacking story, there was only one frontbench politician from any party who was willing to attack the News of the World — the Lib Dem home affairs spokesman Chris Huhne.

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.

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.

Chris Huhne, who ran him second in the last contest, and Nick Clegg, the Home Affairs spokesman, are assiduously working the constituencies.

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.