Sentences with phrase «on former justice secretary»

Conservative and Lib Dem ministers have struggled to win over Labour to their proposals, which had concentrated on former justice secretary Jack Straw's work in a white paper published towards the end of the New Labour government.

Not exact matches

Former CIA Director and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told CBS News» Jeff Pegues on Friday that the Nunes memo's release is going to do some «very serious damage» and that the president's distrust of the Justice Department and the FBI could create a «constitutional crisis.»

A long - awaited Justice Department internal report on former FBI chief James Comey's public disclosures on Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server while secretary of state and whether FBI employees leaked information to try to hurt her 2016 presidential bid is expected to be issued next month.

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

Justice Okon Abang, of the Abuja Federal High Court on Thursday struck out an application filed by a former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Olisa Metuh for the adjournment of his case as a result of ill - health.

As former Shadow Home Secretary David Davis argued so powerfully in yesterday's Mail, it would greatly strengthen Britain's hand at the negotiating table if our Prime Minister could claim a popular mandate for opt - outs on such issues as justice, asylum, immigration and human rights.

From the President who has refused to act on investigative reports submitted to him on grievous allegations of diverting over a billion naira meant for resettlement of Internal Displaced Persons (IDPs) by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal under the Presidential Initiative for the North East (PINE) and the miraculous discovery of 13billion naira in an apartment at Ikoyi, Lagos under the supervision of the Director of the Nigerian Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ayodele Oke, to the Head of Service of the Federation, Oyo - Ita Winifred Ekanem, who connived with others to reinstate into active duty and promote Abdulrasheed Maina, the former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team, who allegedly stole over 6billion naira pension fund; the Chief of Staff to President Buhari now renamed the «Thief of Staff», Abba Kyari, who allegedly received a bribe of 500million naira to negotiate a fine reduction for MTN Nigeria, and has continuously been in the heart of every sharp practices in the Presidency; the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu who allegedly received a kickback of 3.8 billion naira in exchange for marginal oilfield using his brother, Dumebi Kachikwu as front; the Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, who was the brain behind the reinstatement of Abdulrasheed Maina; the Chief of Army Staff, General Tukur Buratai who during his time as the Director of Procurement at the Army Headquarters allegedly diverted funds meant to equip the Military into buying choice properties worth millions of dollar in Dubai; the Minister for Solid Minerals, Dr. Kayode Fayemi who allegedly embezled State Universal Education Board (SUBEB) funds as the Governor of Ekiti State; the Minister for Interior, Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau who was indicted by a Presidential investigative committee probing Arm procurement for awarding ghost contracts worth $ 930,500,690 with others while as the Chief of Army Staff between 2008 - 2010 and one of the brains behind the reinstatement of Abdulrasheed Maina; the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi alleged to have stolent 142billion naira as the Governor of Rivers State.

The former justice secretary would lumber on stage, with little grace but considerable charisma, and give his audience a simple message.

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) released figures showing the former justice secretary succeeded in arresting the rise in prison numbers, despite his demotion in the recent Cabinet reshuffle.

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».

Boulton appeared intent on making the former justice secretary squirm from the outset as he showed a film of Boris Johnson announcing he wasn't going to run for the Tory leadership.

• 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.

Herbert, the former minister for policing and criminal justice, said the government needed to be careful not to be swayed by the most hardline Brexiters and warned that the jury is still out on the performance of Johnson, the foreign secretary, Fox, the trade secretary, and Davis, the Brexit secretary.

In a big boost for Mr Cameron, former Justice Secretary Mr Grayling also declares today that the PM should not have to resign if he is on the losing side of the referendum.

Justice Secretary Mr Gove also brought his long standing confidante to a Team Boris campaign meeting on Tuesday before he knifed the former London Mayor to run himself two days later.

The former London mayor joined Michael Gove, the justice secretary, and Priti Patel, the employment minister, to pledge new «Australian - style» immigration controls by 2020 which, he said, he hoped would be carried out after a vote to leave the EU on 23 June.

Tory MP Zac Goldsmith is seen by 47 per cent of voters as likely to win on May 5, ahead of the 34 per cent who tip Labour's Sadiq Khan, the former shadow justice secretary

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.»

She visited the school on Thursday, February 1 to answer sixth formers» questions about her education and career path, which has seen her hold the roles of schools minister, environment secretary, and justice secretary, as well as becoming the first ever female Lord Chancellor in 2016.

In addition to President Bush, others Velvel wants to put on trial include Vice President Richard Cheney, former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and former Justice Department lawyer John Yoo.

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

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