Sentences with phrase «justice secretary said»

The Justice Secretary said that «we currently have one of the most expensive legal aid systems in the world ``.

The justice secretary said that it was the fact that Lord Ashcroft was right at the heart of the Conservative party's overall election strategy.

Gove declined to comment on Clegg's comments about him in his book, but an ex-colleague of the former justice secretary said: «Clegg's book is as dishonest as his promises on tuition fees.»

Writing for Politics.co.uk, the shadow justice secretary said Chris Grayling was «burying his head in the sand» when he blocked an inquiry into sex and rape behind bars by the Howard League for Penal Reform.

The justice secretary said the new measures were designed to speed up the activities of the court and denied claims that its independence would be breached.

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

«The justice secretary said the move by former cabinet ministers Geoff Hoon and Patricia Hewitt had been «ill judged and very ill advised».»

The justice secretary said that he was very «disappointed by the decision.»

In an astonishing outburst, the justice secretary said economic experts warning Britain's finances would suffer post-Brexit were akin to «German scientists in the pay of the government» who rejected the findings of Albert Einstein.

The justice secretary says the large legal fees involved in defamation cases in English courts are jeopardising freedom of speech, potentially curbing vital debate...

The justice secretary says the potential accession of five more countries, including Turkey, will lead to an immigration «free - for - all» which means politicians could not guarantee «the same access» to health and housing as at present.

Not exact matches

White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer, during his daily press briefing, said the Department of Justice will be the lead on what Spicer referred to as «greater enforcement» of federal law concerning adult - use marijuana.

Sean Spicer, the former Trump White House press secretary, said in March, just after Flynn registered as a foreign agent with the Justice Department, that Trump had not been aware that Flynn had been paid to lobby for Turkish interests in the months before the US election.

The parliamentary secretary to the minister of justice says the Liberal government has no plans currently to legalize or decriminalize «any other drug» than cannabis.

Yet our government would have us agree to sweeping economic agreements like CETA and the TPP without providing us any facts at all, just empty slogans about how wonderful things will be after we sign on,» says Larry Brown, national secretary - treasurer of the National Union of Public and General Employees and co-chair of the Trade Justice Network.

The Justice Secretary Michael Gove has said he's passionate about the rehabilitation of prisoners because... More

Justice Secretary Liz Truss said: «Part of building a fair justice system that works for everyone is drawing on the best talents from every background in BJustice Secretary Liz Truss said: «Part of building a fair justice system that works for everyone is drawing on the best talents from every background in Bjustice system that works for everyone is drawing on the best talents from every background in Britain.

The petition, to the Justice Secretary, says: «Several recent high profile cases have evidenced how the general public has fixed preconceived ideas of what constitutes rape, a victim and a perpetrator of sexual violence.

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.»

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.

Despite the secretary of state confidently saying that this immediate implementation should effectively overtake Mr Justice Ouseley's ruling, the new general power may actually offer little assistance in this instance.»

The justice secretary's Commons statement came after a court case in which Mr Justice Mostyn said a 2011 European courts of justice ruling made clear Britain's opt - out did not «exempt the UK from the obligations to comply with the provisions of the charter&justice secretary's Commons statement came after a court case in which Mr Justice Mostyn said a 2011 European courts of justice ruling made clear Britain's opt - out did not «exempt the UK from the obligations to comply with the provisions of the charter&Justice Mostyn said a 2011 European courts of justice ruling made clear Britain's opt - out did not «exempt the UK from the obligations to comply with the provisions of the charter&justice ruling made clear Britain's opt - out did not «exempt the UK from the obligations to comply with the provisions of the charter».

A statement issued by the Judicial Secretary, Justice Alex B. Poku - Acheampong said the move is in furtherance of «the recent groundswell of public revulsion and media and civil society advocacy against the menace of illegal mining, commonly referred to as «galamsey».

In a tweet, the Labour leader said the decision announced by the Home Secretary on Monday afternoon denied «truth and justice for victims and their families.»

In a statement released after the speech, justice secretary Michael Gove said: «Labour have confirmed that they are a threat to our national security, our economic security and to the security of every family in Britain.»

«This sums up the skewed priorities of a justice secretary who has no solutions to the problems in our prisons,» he said.

«This government's approach to constitutional reform is in tatters,» shadow justice secretary Sadiq Khan said.

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

Commenting on today's decision by the Lord Justice that last year's GCSE English results will not be regraded, Christine Blower, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers» union, said: «It is very clear to the NUT and the other organisations who brought this action that a great injustice has been done.

Sadiq Khan MP, shadow justice secretary, said: «The energy and time this government is spending on arguments about the Human Rights Act shows how completely out of touch it is with the British people who are not interested in cat fights between ministers but how the safety of their communities will be protected after cuts in police budgets which go too far and too fast.»

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

«On the substance of what the Home Secretary had to say, although I can welcome some aspects of her speech, there are many others that I can not, because the Government's record on home affairs and justice is not a happy one and is at variance with the aspirations set out in the Queen's Speech.

«The prime minister, when he leaves this chamber, should look at the comments of the justice secretary,» Mr Miliband said.

There, he said, the under - fire culture, media and sport secretary's behaviour will be «laid bare», despite the fact Lord Justice Leveson has made clear the behaviour of ministers does not fall within his remit.

«The ban on sending books to prisoners was always an absurd policy,» shadow justice secretary Sadiq Khan said.

«The fact that MPs have a final say in whether a recall petition is triggered, unless an MP commits a crime punishable with a prison sentence, is certainly not what the Tory or Lib Dem manifestos promised,» shadow justice secretary Sadiq Khan commented.

However in 2016, Theresa Mays Justice Secretary Elizabeth Truss said that repeal of the ECHR was not currently feasible when she said and I quote

«I would hope the justice secretary would want to make clear how seriously he takes all kinds of rape,» the prime minister's spokesman said.

Raab says he urged Gove to put himself forward from the outset, but the former justice secretary instead informed him of the plan to build a «dream team» around an axis of Johnson as leader.

We are entitled to know what you and your ministers have said to the Libyan authorities on this matter, and to the Scottish justice secretary.»

He said that Ken Clarke's civil servants ran the Commission and the Justice Secretary - who, he alleged, was in the pocket of the human rights establishment - had his hands everywhere.

«Secretary Clinton today laid out the type of progressive vision on criminal justice reforms the City Council is fighting for in New York,» said Mark - Viverito who still declined to endorse Clinton but said she was looking forward to hearing more on the issue.

«It helped me and my brothers learn self - defence and stay out of trouble as well as how to box,» said Labour's Shadow Justice Secretary.

Shadow Justice Secretary Sadiq Khan said: «Chris Grayling has some cheek.

The Justice Secretary Ken Clarke the told BBC Radio4's PM programme it was right that senior politicians were put under «veryclose scrutiny» but he also said:

And the report also quoted shadow justice secretary justice secretary Sadiq Khan as saying the bill of rights plans «can only have been cobbled together on the back of an envelope».

Lord Justice Leveson is said to have complained to Downing Street in February after the education secretary said the inquiry into media standards was having a «chilling effect» on freedom of speech.

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».

Meanwhile, in another document, the Former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Mr. Mohammed Bello Adoke SAN while responding to a request by the then Secretary General of the Federation, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, said that the CCT chairman can not be removed from by a mere fiat of the executive arm of the government.

Scottish Labour's community safety spokesman James Kelly said more details were needed about the decision by Scottish justice secretary Kenny MacAskill to free Megrahi last August.