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Boulton (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
EXCLUSIVE Is Michael Martin - or senior House of Commons officials - guilty of a cover-up or conspiracy over the Damian Green arrest fiasco? Is the former Speaker, or perhaps the Clerk of the House, Malcolm Jack, attempting to pin the blame for the arrest and the raid on Green's Commons office on the Sergeant at Arms, Jill Pay? I ask because Green has unearthed a major error in evidence given by Martin...
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Nouse.co.uk (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
The police are "well on their way" to "alienating everyone in the country" with their actions on DNA collection, according to Shadow Immigration Minister Damian Green
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The Wardman Wire (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
A special Commons committee chaired by Sir Ming Campbell is currently inquiring into the arrest of Damian Green MP last year, and search of his Parliamentary offices; and last Monday they heard evidence from the former Speaker, now Lord Martin. You can watch the full session here, and if you're interested in this affair, you should. This evidence is the final proof that Martin was unfit for his office.A...
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Tory Bear (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Sir Ian Blair is the finest policeman this country has seen in modern times - veritably the heir to Sir Robert Peel. His support for ID cards, 42-days detention for terrorists, the DNA database, and the arrest of Damian Green speak for themselves. -Commenter "Proud to be Labour" during TB's Live Chat last night. Dave's quote to the National Curry Awards on Tuesday was a close second. He told...
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From Under the Stone (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Hot news today is the recommendations for MPs allowances, which include not employing family members and apparently cutting claiming for gardening. Michael Howard is getting out just in time! (see posts below) On October 15 Mr Howard was coy about the letter he received from Sir Thomas Legg, the independent auditor investigating MPs' claims. When asked to reveal the contents of the letter by the Herald,...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
Tories accuse Phil Woolas of 'crass' remarks A government minister was today accused of being "crass" after he claimed British troops were in Afghanistan to stop asylum seekers fleeing to the UK, hours after five more troops were killed. The immigration minister, Phil Woolas, made the remarks while giving evidence to MPs on the Commons home affairs committee. "If this country and others...
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Head of Legal (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
A special Commons committee chaired by Sir Ming Campbell is currently inquiring into the arrest of Damian Green MP last year, and search of his Parliamentary offices; and on Monday they heard evidence from the former Speaker, now Lord Martin. You can watch the full session here, and if you’re interested in this affair, you [...]
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New Statesman (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
Scotland Yard denies it "tricked" Commons officials into allowing the search of Tory MP's office
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
Scotland Yard 'strongly refutes' claim by Michael Martin, the former Speaker, that the serjeant at arms was tricked into keeping details of Green's arrest from her superiors The Metropolitan police has rejected a claim from Lord Martin, the former Speaker, about a senior officer supposedly tricking a Commons official before the arrest of the Tory MP Damian Green. Scotland Yard issued a statement "strongly...
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Calling England (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
22:50 Woolas: Johnson criticising "successive governments" on immigration 22:01 Telegraph says Cameron has "reneged" on Lisbon referendum 21:23 Met "strongly refutes" "trick" claims of ex-Speaker Michael Martin 21:06 CWU: Royal Mail faces legal action on Friday over agency staff 21:01 Tomorrow's front pages as they come in 20:01 David Wilshire gives "unreserved"...
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The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
Lord Martin the former speaker of the House of Commons has accused police of "tricking" a colleague over searching MP Damian Green's office.
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
Former Speaker says he was disappointed with actions of serjeant at arms and clerk of Commons Lord Martin, the former Speaker, today strongly criticised two Commons officials for the part they played in the decision to allow the police to search the parliamentary office used by the Tory MP Damian Green. In evidence to a Commons committee investigating the affair, Martin repeatedly said that he was...
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The Lone Voice (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
Well its taken a damn long time but Jacqui Smith has admitted that she is a disgrace and doesn't deserve a peerage. Nice to see that she has finally awoken to what the public really thinks, so here is some more advice for Jacqui Smith that she might want to take on board. She is also rather thick, has a fat arse and is ugly. Previously send her some shit, Frankie Boyle on Jacqui Smith , Jackboot to...
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John Redwood's Diary (Free subscription) | 26/10/2009
In view of the great interest in this issue in recent days, I thought readers might like to see the latest statement of Opposition Policy on this topic from Damian Green MP: “Recent events may reinforce the position of immigration as one of the most salient issues for the public. I thought therefore it would be [...]
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Britannia Radio (Free subscription) | 20/10/2009
A selection of recent media reportsArrested MP was told he could be jailed for lifeOfficers from the Metropolitan Police told an MP that he could go to jail for life if he was found guilty of facilitating leaks from the Home Office. Shadow immigration minister Damian Green gave evidence to a committee of MPs this afternoon about his arrest last...ePolitix.com (19-Oct-2009)People should be trusted