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Johnson 'misled MPs over adviser'

Alan Johnson has been accused by the Liberal Democrats of misleading MPs over the sacking of drugs adviser Professor David Nutt. Full Article at BBC News

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  1. Alan Johnson
  2. Gordon Brown
  3. Chris Grayling

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  1. The points you made are of such seriousness to the professional and public standing of Professor David Nutt that you should now correct yourself in the chamber, apologise for misleading the House, and apologise to Professor Nutt.
    – Evan Harris SOURCE: Guardian Unlimited 3 weeks ago
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  2. LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 11: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) Home Secretary Alan Johnson MP attends the Armistice Day service at Westminster Abbey on November 11, 2009 in London, England.
  3. LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 03: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (r) and Home Secretary Alan Johnson (l) attend a question and answer session with police chiefs, council workers and members of the public in Shoreditch on November 3, 2009 in London, England.
  4. LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 27: Home Secretary Alan Johnson carries Muriel Spark's 'The Girls of Slender Means' out of the weekly cabinet meeting on October 27, 2009 in London, England.
  5. LONDON - OCTOBER 13: Prime Minister Gordon Brown visits the Kiln Place Estate with Home Secretary Alan Johnson on October 13, 2009 in North London, England. The estate has cracked down on anti social behaviour among residents through close co-operation with the police.
  6. BRIGHTON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 29: Secretary of State for Justice Jack Straw (R) talks with Home Secretary Alan Johnson at the Labour Party Conference on September 29, 2009 in Brighton, England.
  7. BRIGHTON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 29: Members of the Cabinet (L-R) Jack Straw, Alistair Darling, Harriet Harman, Lord Mandelson, Alan Johnson and David Miliband listen to Prime Minister Gordon Brown as he speaks to the Labour Party Conference on September 29, 2009 in Brighton, England.
  8. CALAIS, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 23: An Afghan migrant living in a makeshift tent adjacent to the Calais ferry terminal holds his pet kestrel on September 23, 2009 in Calais, France.
  9. LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 24: Sir Menzies Campbell, the former leader of the Liberal Democrats, is interviewed at the end of the first day of The Iraq Inquiry on November 24, 2009 in London.

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  2. Gordon Brown Gordon Brown
  3. Chris Grayling Chris Grayling
  4. Chris Huhne Chris Huhne
  5. Phil Willis
  6. Evan Harris