Sentences with phrase «own shadow attorney general»

Renewing the 28 - day period yesterday, shadow attorney general Dominic Grieve accepted that the UK has «moved radically away» from the time when it was sufficient to hold someone without charge for 48 hours.

«Social media users are not above the law, but the Crown Prosecution Service must exercise its discretion to prosecute with common sense and proportionality,» commented Emily Thornberry, shadow attorney general

When I was shadow attorney general, I recommended — and my party accepted — that we repeal the Human Rights Act (HRA) 1998.

Update at 11.18 pm: I corrected this because originally it said Turner was shadow attorney general, not PPS to the shadow attorney general.

However, it would not be right for me to do that,» Lord Goldsmith explained in a letter to shadow attorney general Dominic Grieve.

DEPARTURE ELEVEN >> 7.04 pm Karl Turner, the shadow attorney general, says on Twitter that «with a very heavy heart» he has told Corbyn that he is resigning.

UKIP leader Nigel Farage says Labour «hate the concept of Englishness» following the resignation of the shadow attorney general Emily Thornberry over a controversial tweet.

The shadow attorney general previously apologised for the tweet, which showed a terraced house with three England flags, and a white van parked outside.

Fresh changes to the Labour front bench were sparked today by the resignation of Catherine McKinnell as shadow attorney general.

However, shadow attorney general Dominic Grieve accused the government of «playing fast and loose» with the public over the difficulties the act posed, saying today's review was a «complete climbdown» on Tony Blair's previous comments.

Emily Thornberry, who was sacked as shadow attorney general by former Labour leader Ed Milband, could replace Mr Benn as shadow foreign secretary.

He will appoint a commission, to be co-chaired by the shadow attorney general, Lord Bach, and the former chief executive of a local Citizens Advice Bureau, Yvonne Fovargue MP to advise on improving access to legal aid.

After he was elevated from shadow attorney general to shadow home secretary in 2008, a surprise appointment as David Davis's successor, he had dinner with Rebekah Brooks; her horror at his position on the convention, relayed to Andy Coulson, is said to have been responsible for his losing the job, although Brooks denies it.

Labour leader also places Shami Chakrabarti as shadow attorney general and barrister Keir Starmer as shadow Brexit secretary

After the grand council upheld that ruling Dominic Grieve, who was then shadow attorney general, said it would be «ludicrous» to give prisoners the right to vote.

Lady Chakrabarti, who was ennobled by Corbyn weeks after completing a controversial report on antisemitism within the party, was confirmed as shadow attorney general.

She was branded a «snob» and dropped as shadow attorney general after tweeting a photo of the home with the caption «Image from #Rochester».

Labour finished third with 6,713 votes and saw the resignation of shadow attorney general Emily Thornberry after she tweeted a photo of a Rochester house with England flags and a white van.

It was presumably why two Conservative party leaders, William Hague and David Cameron, selected me to be shadow attorney general and why Cameron also appointed me as shadow home and then shadow justice minister, and why he, as prime minister, asked me to be solicitor general.

«You need a shadow minister for schools, you need a shadow minister for arts, a shadow Attorney General, shadow lord chancellor.

The new shadow attorney general, Lord Bach, also criticised Tory plans, saying: «The Human Rights Act 1998 was one of the most important pieces of legislation of the whole Labour government between 1997 and 2010.

Shami Chakrabarti was made shadow attorney general tonight as Jeremy Corbyn kicked off a major reshuffle of his top team.

Human rights lawyer Shami Chakrabarti - who Mr Corbyn gave a peerage weeks after she led Labour's controversial anti-Semitism investigation - is now shadow attorney general.

She apologised after being given a dressing - down by Mr Miliband and Labour later announced that she had resigned as shadow attorney general.

Shami Chakrabarti has gone from non-Labour member to shadow attorney general in just a few months

UKIP leader Nigel Farage has said the Labour party «hate the concept of Englishness» following the resignation of the shadow attorney general Emily Thornberry over a controversial tweet.

Nominated by Corbyn for a peerage in August, Shami Chakrabarti's promotion to Labour's frontbench as shadow attorney general has been rapid.

Catherine McKinnell, MP for Newcastle upon Tyne North, has been appointed shadow attorney general.

Speaking at a fringe event at the Conservative party conference in Blackpool, alongside shadow attorney general Dominic Grieve MP, Vos said: «Lawyers provide a crucial public service.

Not exact matches

Attorneys - general in those states would unquestionably fight any such suit, and the likelihood of failure in those state courts would cast a shadow over litigation in the others.

13:23 - I'm hearing that Yvette Cooper, shadow home secretary, will open in the phone - hacking debate, followed by Dominic Grieve, attorney general, for the government, and then probably Chris Bryant, the Labour MP and phone - hacking victim, who called for the debate.

«When the previous Government consulted on this matter, the right hon. and learned Member for Beaconsfield (Mr Grieve), who was then the shadow Secretary of State for Justice and is now the Attorney - General, described the prospect of giving prisoners the vote as «ludicrous».

Profiles of the new shadow home secretary, attorney general, chief whip, shadow Brexit secretary and other key figures

Just like Emily Thornberry - until yesterday Labour's shadow attorney - general - I reached for my smartphone and snapped a photo.

«The other tragedy is you have the attorney general Andrew Cuomo out there, who continues to hide in the shadows dropping dimes on David Paterson at a time when we need leadership.

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.

Another gubernatorial candidate that's been given a chance to stand in Clinton's shadow this month is Martha Coakley, the Massachusetts attorney general who has seen another of her once - formidable leads narrow in recent days.

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.

Nick Herbert, the Conservative shadow secretary of state for justice, questioned how accountability would be preserved in the event of the removal of the requirement of the consent of the attorney general in respect of a wide range of prosecutions.

To alleviate those fears, a bipartisan group of 18 attorneys general from states with recreational and medical marijuana wants to bring the industry's financial side out of the shadows, and they're asking Congress for help in a new letter: