Sentences with phrase «justice secretary»

But the former shadow justice secretary is not one to buckle under the weight of political attack by his opponents.

«I don't think those who have expressed concerns about legal aid are motivated by self - interest,» the new justice secretary said.

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

Confirmation of the failed talks comes as justice secretary Chris Grayling raised the stakes for his party, warning Telegraph readers on Saturday: «Failing to resolve this issue would leave a faultline in our constitution.»

And during the Commons debate on the Queen's Speech, on 7 June, he raised the matter with the Shadow Justice Secretary Jack Straw:

Shadow Justice Secretary Jack Straw faced Clegg from the Labour benches.

The release of the pamphlet comes as justice secretary Chris Grayling endured a birthday to forget, as he is hit by multiple public demonstrations.

Measures announced by Justice Secretary Ken Clarke will see the abolition of the recoverability of success fees and associated costs in «no win, no fee» CFAs, with claimants to pay their lawyers» success fees instead.

It was the surprise intervention of justice secretary Michael Gove, a leading Brexiter, that changed everything.

Cameron's proposals were rejected by shadow justice secretary Sadiq Khan, who said that the announcements risked undermining the public's confidence in the criminal justice system.

You could tell how the exchange had gone from the demeanour of justice secretary Ken Clarke.

Mr Corbyn pointed to comments made by justice secretary Michael Gove before May's election, when he said the Conservatives would not cut tax credits.

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

Prisons should be about punishment and reform, something I've repeatedly said since I became shadow justice secretary in 2010.

It's not often that a serving prisoner can make so much trouble for the prison service, but one persistent inmate has managed to create a real headache for justice secretary Chris Grayling - and it's all over smoking behind bars.

Megrahi was released under the orders of Scottish justice secretary Kenny MacAskill on compassionate grounds, on the basis that he had three months to live.

The delegation of Parliamentarians included Lord Stewart Wood, former foreign policy adviser to both Gordon Brown and Ed Miliband, then Shadow Minister for Human Rights Andy Slaughter, Shadow Minister for International Development Imran Hussain, current Shadow Justice Secretary Richard Burgon MP, current Shadow Transport Secretary Andy McDonald MP and Wes Streeting MP.

Mesothelioma sufferers will not be asked to spend their government pay - out on court fees if they bring a negligence claim, after Justice Secretary Michael Gove conceded defeat ahead of a judicial review.

• 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.

The Tory MP believes justice secretary Liz Truss should get going with introducing the legislation, which is «ready to go as a consultation paper with a lot of meat on the bones», now the referendum is out the way.

Nearly a year has passed since Megrahi was released from prison by Scottish justice secretary Kenny MacAskill.

Former culture secretary Maria Miller has taken up the cause of creating a specific new offence and said she won a sympathetic hearing from justice secretary Chris Grayling.

The man had noisily heckled new justice secretary David Lidington, causing the cabinet minister to lose his cool.

The speech's attack on the Human Rights Act also irritated Ms May's colleagues, with justice secretary Ken Clarke offering Ms May a bet that the cat story was untrue.

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.

Two of the biggest promotions went to rising female stars, with Liz Truss made Justice Secretary and Justine Greening made Education Secretary.

'' @skynewsbreak: Employment Minister Chris Grayling appointed Justice Secretary» << Very good appointment

«I genuinely believe «access to justice» is the hallmark of a civilised society,» wrote the then justice secretary Ken Clarke as he introduced his legal aid reforms.

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 reshuffle.

Shadow justice secretary Lord Falconer was also critical, telling the Huffington Post: «It was a good speech, marred by the appalling hissing of the media.

Writing in the Telegraph today, current justice secretary Chris Grayling appeared to have already moved on from the report, when he said he might call for Britain's withdrawal from the European court of human rights if the Conservatives won the next election.

Justice Secretary claimed he did not say anything about rape sentencing that Ed Miliband would not agree with.

Two weeks ago at PMQs Philip Davies, the Tory MP for Shipley, protested to David Cameron about justice secretary Kenneth Clarke's then rather vague comments about reducing prisoner numbers:

They include justice secretary Jack Straw, home secretary Jacqui Smith and Olympics minister Tessa Jowell, all of whom were in the Cabinet when the closures were approved.

Our campaign for fair seats was launched in January and was given a positive reception by Shadow Justice Secretary Nick Herbert at the time.

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

Energy Minister Andrea Leadsom was second on 66, followed by Justice Secretary Mr Gove on 48 and Pensions Secretary Stephen Crabb on 34.

Fees for a tribunal to deal with asylum or immigration cases had risen from # 80 to # 490, a decision taken by previous Justice Secretary Michael Gove.

And Lord Keen of Elie, who sits on the government's front bench team in the Lords as advocate general for Scotland, appeared to take a swipe at justice secretary Liz Truss when he said the government «must» have confidence in the judiciary.

The former Conservative Justice Secretary said it «can not be right» for the unelected Lords to stand in the way of the changes.

The report comes at a point when justice secretary Kenneth Clarke has committed to reforming the prison service and outlined policies to reduce the size of the prison population.

Justice secretary hits out at critics of decision to ban prisoners receiving books, saying the rule is necessary to improve rehabilitation rates

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.

Delving into the detail of the extraordinary morning when Gove revealed he would run, Gimson says the then justice secretary never even rang Johnson to tell him he was deserting him.

After the Jackson Report was published last month justice secretary Jack Straw announced proposals to introduce a 10 % cap on conditional fee agreements (CFAs) in libel cases.

Last week Justice Secretary David Liddington dismissed the a recent bout of leadership speculation saying: «the Summer parties are the key to this.

He appears to have underestimated just how many leading figures in his own party, including long - term friends like Justice Secretary Michael Gove and former Mayor of London Boris Johnson, would join the leave campaign, and the momentum it would gather.

It began a campaign that fought and fought against justice secretary Chris Grayling's plan to prevent prisoners receiving books.

He could be a reforming Justice Secretary in a future Labour government.