Sentences with phrase «justice secretary dominic»

Shadow justice secretary Dominic Grieve said:» «Messages get sent out from this place which get latched onto by pressure groups wishing to stop other people expressing legitimate views - even if those legitimate views are in fact nonsensical.

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.

Shadow Justice Secretary Dominic Grieve shed some light on the cost of Government advertising:

Shadow justice secretary Dominic Grieve made clear during the debate he believed there are no circumstances under which a jury - free inquest can take place.

Shadow justice secretary Dominic Grieve appeared to agree with Mr Straw, saying «perhaps the goalposts must be moved in the case of parliamentary privilege, which is little understood outside the House».

Not exact matches

Commenting on the figures, Dominic Grieve, the Conservative shadow justice secretary, said: «The surge in female violence - fuelled by binge - drinking - is a damning indictment of this government's track record in addressing both crime and social breakdown.»

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

Grayling was criticised by lawyers on his own benches however, including former attorney general Dominic Grieve and former solicitor general Edward Garnier, the latter of whom told the justice secretary the public interest clause was «moderately nonsensical».

But with the justice secretary, Kenneth Clarke, and the attorney - general, Dominic Grieve, both believed to be sceptical over their effectiveness, it is believed that fresh complications have emerged in the internal Whitehall debate over their future.

Prime Minister: David Cameron Deputy PM & First Secretary of State: William Hague Chancellor of the Exchequer: George Osborne Leader of the Commons: Ken Clarke Home Secretary: David Davis Foreign Secretary: Sir Malcolm Rifkind Business & Employment Secretary: John Redwood Communities & Social Justice Secretary: Iain Duncan Smith Cabinet Office Minister: Francis Maude Defence Secretary: Dr Liam Fox Environment and Energy Secretary: Oliver Letwin Leader of the Lords: Lord Strathclyde Nations Secretary: Lord Trimble Education Secretary: Michael Gove Health Secretary: Chris Grayling Women & Equalities Secretary: Theresa May Pensions & Welfare Reform Secretary: David Willetts Trade & International Development Secretary: Alan Duncan Justice Secretary & Lord Chancellor: Dominic Greive Transport Secretary: Damian Green Farming, Food & Rural Affairs Secretary: Nick Herbert Housing & Local Government Secretary: Philip Hammond Culture Secretary: Julie Kirkbride

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.

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.

Leader of the Opposition: David Cameron Shadow Chancellor: George Osborne Shadow Foreign Secretary: William Hague Shadow Home Secretary: Dominic Grieve Shadow Justice Secretary: Ken Clarke Shadow Business Secretary: John Redwood Party Chairman: Chris Grayling Shadow Work and Pensions: Nick Herbert

Shadow Justice Secretary and Shadow Attorney General Dominic Grieve asked about the powers of the Electoral Commission:

Weighty Tory voices — including Ken Clarke, the justice secretary, and Dominic Grieve, the attorney general — want them gone too.

The shadow justice secretary, Charles Falconer, said he was appalled by the home secretary's comments, which he described as «so ignorant, so illiberal, so misguided», while the Tory MP and former attorney general Dominic Grieve said he was disappointed by the intervention.

He joins Culture Secretary John Whittingdale, Environment Secretary Liz Truss, Farming Minister George Eustice and Justice Minister Dominic Raab.

Dominic Raab MP made a Justice Minister, as fellow commercial solicitor made Work and Pensions Secretary

The general election: after the unexpected result of the general election, there's a new team at the Ministry of Justice, with David Lidington replacing Liz Truss as Justice Secretary and Lord Chancellor, and Dominic Raab taking on the role of Minister for the Courts and Legal Aid vacated by Oliver Heald.

Former Attorney - General Dominic Grieve has hit out at the current Justice Secretary's views on Brexit.