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The Independent
February 14, 2018
Charles Clarke, former Home Secretary and a visiting professor at King's College London, came to talk to the “Blair Years” MA class on Monday that I teach with Jon Davis and Michelle Clement. He spoke about the New Labour record on public service reform, which he said was “very patchy”, but heÃÂ ...
WalesOnline
December 28, 2017
Mr Turnbull had met with Mr Kinnock's chief of staff, the future Home Secretary Charles Clarke. Mr Clarke made it clear that the Labour leader would dislike having to establish a ranking of seniority with the Labour cabinet. Mr Turnbull recorded: “I pointed out the need to settle Cabinet precedence. Clarke'sÃÂ ...
Norfolk Eastern Daily Press
October 22, 2017
But pressure is today mounting on the government to intervene to spare PCSOs from the chop. Charles Clarke, who was part of the Labour government when PCSOs were introduced in 2002 and served as home secretary between 2004 and 2006, said: “I was very disappointed to hear of the Norfolk PoliceÃÂ ...
Varsity Online
October 2, 2017
The term will begin with the motion, “This house has no confidence in Her Majesty's Government”, to be contested by influential names including Labour MP Mark Hendrick and ex Home Secretary Charles Clarke, against Anna Soubry MP. Other notable topics include “This house has lost faith in faith”,ÃÂ ...
Open Democracy
June 3, 2017
Antipathy turned toward foreign national offenders in 2006 when then Home Secretary Charles Clarke admitted that 1,013 migrants had been released without being considered for deportation. At the time, the law required that foreign offenders sentenced to 12 months or more in prison be considered forÃÂ ...
The Guardian
April 25, 2017
Kevin Keegan, the former England manager, Jeffrey Archer, the actor Patsy Kensit and the former home secretary Charles Clarke were among those named in the cases that were resolved at the high court on Tuesday. Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) is understood to have paid out millions of pounds toÃÂ ...
Press Gazette
November 14, 2013
Former home secretary Charles Clarke has described how he faced false rumours that he was having an affair with his "blonde, attractive" special adviser. The politician told jurors at the Old Bailey that he "wouldn't dream" of having a sexual relationship with his former aide, Hannah Pawlby, and said heÃÂ ...
Telegraph.co.uk
February 25, 2012
“My biggest mistake in politics was that when I was Home Secretary I could have played a much bigger part in the future direction of the Labour Party than I did. I should have fought harder against the bullying by Gordon's claque.” Clarke was a heavyweight in 2006, and believes he could have stopped theÃÂ ...
BBC News
May 7, 2010
Former Home Secretary Charles Clarke has lost his Norwich South seat to the Liberal Democrats. Mr Clarke, a critic of Prime Minister Gordon Brown, was beaten by Simon Wright by just 310 votes. Mr Clarke, who was chief of staff to Labour leader Neil Kinnock between 1983 and 1992, was elected in 1997.
BBC News
May 7, 2006
Charles Clarke has been sacked as home secretary in the biggest Cabinet reshuffle of Tony Blair's career. The prime minister is trying to regain momentum after one of the worst local election results in Labour's history. Mr Clarke will be replaced by Defence Secretary John Reid. Margaret Beckett is the newÃÂ ...
Business Standard
March 27, 2017
Two questions have been particularly prominent in the aftermath of the attack at Westminster. First, why was the attacker - named by police as Khalid Masood - not apprehended beforehand, given that he appears to have been already known to police andÃÂ ...
Socialist Worker
March 25, 2017
In a typical pattern, the Labour home secretary Charles Clarke made it clear the plans had been considered before the 2005 bombings.
Business Standard
March 25, 2017
Two questions have been particularly prominent in the aftermath of the attack on Westminster. First, why was the attacker - named by police as Khalid Masood - not apprehended, given that he appears to have been already known to police and intelligenceÃÂ ...
Yahoo News
March 24, 2017
Two questions have been particularly prominent in the aftermath of the attack on Westminster. First, why was the attacker - named by police as Khalid Masood - not apprehended, given that he appears to have been already known to police and intelligenceÃÂ ...
Bedfordshire News
February 17, 2017
The show was last in Bedford in March 2003, when Germaine Greer (leading feminist of the 20th century) , Clive Anderson (TV presenter), Alan Duncan (current Foreign Office Minister) and Charles Clarke (former Home Secretary) were on the panel and theÃÂ ...
South Wales Argus
January 18, 2017
*HANDOUT PHOTO - BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE*..Undated Metropolitan Police handout photo of private detective Daniel Morgan who was killed exactly 18 years ago.
Aljazeera.com
January 12, 2017
Notable politicians who have served as NUS leader include Labour politicians Jack Straw, the former foreign secretary and Charles Clarke, a former home secretary. Elsewhere, Adam Schapira, who ran an unsuccessful bid for the UJS presidency, told ourÃÂ ...
Wigan Today
January 3, 2017
But the feeling of unity soon dissipated when an urgent motion about the Home Secretary's decision not to grant a public inquiry into the Battle of Orgreave caused heated debate.
Police Professional
December 30, 2016
As MP for Redcar between 2001 and 2010 she served in a number of roles under Prime Ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, including Parliamentary Private Secretary to Home Secretary Charles Clarke and Solicitor-General. The Cabinet Office saidÃÂ ...
Virtue Online
December 11, 2016
My bishop, Dr Tom Butler, wrote to Home Secretary Charles Clarke. Mr Clarke sorted out the matter and to his credit apologised for the cock-up.
VICE
December 1, 2016
It was discovered that some "foreign offenders" were being released from prison post-sentence, when they should've been considered for deportation by the immigration authorities.
New Statesman
November 29, 2016
He seems to enjoy the attention that book promotion brings - joking with the former Labour home secretary Charles Clarke, who happens also to be speaking at the festival.
Telegraph.co.uk
October 18, 2016
When Theresa May was Home Secretary, she earned the nickname "Teflon Theresa", so deftly did she dodge the many departmental difficulties strewn in her path.
Police Professional
September 2, 2016
Former Labour Home Secretary Charles Clarke lost his job in 2006 when he admitted a blunder had allowed 1,013 foreign criminals to walk free without a deportation review over a period of several years.
Express.co.uk
August 31, 2016
... for deportation - including rapists and murders. Some of those released then went on to commit other offences. The scandal led to the resignation of former Home Secretary Charles Clarke and caused a major overhaul of the Home Secretary department.
The Sun
August 31, 2016
Former Labour Home Secretary Charles Clarke lost his job in 2006 when he admitted a blunder had allowed a total of 1,013 foreign criminals to walk free without a deportation review over a period of several years.
Telegraph.co.uk
August 17, 2016
To understand fully, you have to go back at least 10 years to a period in British politics where Charles Clarke was Home Secretary and when Choudary's spiritual leader and mentor - Omar Bakri - found to his amazement that their double act immediatelyÃÂ ...
Westerner
July 18, 2016
Home Secretary Charles Clarke asked the independent advisers to reassess the dangers of the drug in March, highlighting recent studies associating its use with "psychotic symptoms".
Essex Chronicle
July 18, 2016
Veteran broadcaster Jonathan Dimbleby presented the political debate and discussion from Brentwood School on Friday (July 15) with a panel made up of the former Home Secretary Charles Clarke, the executive editor of the political website ConservativeÃÂ ...
The Independent
July 13, 2016
Mr Davis gained a fearsome reputation after taking a series of ministerial scalps in the role of Shadow Home Secretary. Among those he claims as his victims are former home secretaries David Blunkett and Charles Clarke and ex-home office ministerÃÂ ...
BBC News
July 11, 2016
What legacy does Theresa May, the longest-serving home secretary of modern times, leave at the Home Office? Shortly after Theresa May was appointed Home Secretary in May 2010, she held a small gathering for home affairs journalists in her office ...
Telegraph.co.uk
July 9, 2016
In an interview with this newspaper, Priti Patel, who campaigned passionately for Brexit, makes a strong case for the Home Secretary. She cites her remarkable work ethic, her resilience and, most of all, her ability to unite - something demonstrated by ...
International Business Times, India Edition
June 24, 2016
Shortly before the 2005 election The Sunday Times revealed that home secretary Charles Clarke planned to steal part of the Tories immigration policy by announcing a new Australian-style points system for economic migrants.
Telegraph.co.uk
June 22, 2016
And it has continuously expanded its remit. It now routinely interferes in one of the most fundamental duties of an elected government, protecting the security of its citizens.
Telegraph.co.uk
May 28, 2016
Being sacked live on television is the fate of several dozen members of Parliament every election, from modest backbenchers to senior Cabinet ministers.
BBC News
April 21, 2016
Former holders of the post include former Foreign and Home Secretary Jack Straw and his Labour cabinet colleague Charles Clarke, who succeeded him as home secretary. Others include writers and broadcasters Trevor Phillips and David Aaronovitch,ÃÂ ...
Police Professional
April 6, 2016
That same year, Home Secretary Charles Clarke announced that forces were to merge, sparking a year of cross border meetings, consultations and the creation of business plans.
Independent Catholic News
April 5, 2016
The speakers in the Leadership Lecture series in 2015 were Rt. Hon. Charles Clarke, a former Secretary of State for Education and Home Secretary; Francis Campbell, a former British Ambassador to the Holy See and Vice chancellor of St. Mary's University ...
New Statesman
March 22, 2016
Blair's response to any crisis (meaning a poor headline) is to reshuffle the minister. Straw, Blunkett, John Reid, Charles Clarke and Ruth Kelly seem to be in perpetual motion, their initiatives scuppered by Brown's opposition and Blair's failure to ...
New Statesman
March 18, 2016
Blair's response to any crisis (meaning a poor headline) is to reshuffle the minister. Straw, Blunkett, John Reid, Charles Clarke and Ruth Kelly seem to be in perpetual motion, their initiatives scuppered by Brown's opposition and Blair's failure to ...
New Scientist
March 14, 2016
If the measure was enacted, it would be a disaster. Politicians make tricky decisions. Evidence is required in every aspect of their work, and is critical for making progress on society's biggest challenges.
New Statesman
March 12, 2016
Blair's response to any crisis (meaning a poor headline) is to reshuffle the minister. Straw, Blunkett, John Reid, Charles Clarke and Ruth Kelly seem to be in perpetual motion, their initiatives scuppered by Brown's opposition and Blair's failure to ...
The Sun
March 11, 2016
But when Bakri hinted he would come back, Home Secretary Charles Clarke did a U- turn and banned him for life. NOW READ. Getty Images / AP.
Express.co.uk
March 10, 2016
Critics were scathing about the lack of progress since 2006 when Charles Clarke, then the Labour Home Secretary, was forced to resign over the failure to boot out 1,000 foreign criminals.
New Statesman
March 5, 2016
Blair's response to any crisis (meaning a poor headline) is to reshuffle the minister. Straw, Blunkett, John Reid, Charles Clarke and Ruth Kelly seem to be in perpetual motion, their initiatives scuppered by Brown's opposition and Blair's failure to ...
Spectator.co.uk
March 2, 2016
One of the marks of a good Home Secretary is a healthy wariness of those in authority who come begging for ever-greater powers.
Spectator.co.uk
March 2, 2016
One of the marks of a good Home Secretary is a healthy wariness of those in authority who come begging for ever-greater powers.
Inspire Magazine
March 1, 2016
... reports for Network Norwich and Norfolk. The University of East Anglia debate, under the banner of the Keswick Hall lectures, featured Baroness Sayeeda Warsi (former Minister of State for Faith and Communities) and Aaqil Ahmed (BBC Head of Religion ...
Network Norwich
February 27, 2016
Faith is back on the public agenda in Britain and gaining a level of understanding of religion is the mission of our time, according to a high level debate on Faith and Politics in Britain at the UEA in Norwich on Thursday night (February 25).
Morning Star Online
February 21, 2016
In identifying the cynicism and opportunism of Tony Blair's malign leadership of the Labour Party, former home secretary and arch-Blairite Charles Clarke comes closest, albeit unintentionally, when he opines to the author: "If he [Corbyn] has his way ...
