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Britain's Justice Secretary Jack Straw arrives in Downing Street in London, June 22, 2009.

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  1. LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 01: The Right Honourable Jack Straw MP, Lord Chancellor and secetary of State for Justice, (R) leaves Westminster Abbey after the annual service of thanksgiving on October 1, 2009 in London, England. The ceremony marks the start of the legal year with a traditional religious service, arriving from the Royal Courts of Justice for a service which is followed by a procession to The Houses of Parliament and then a reception held by the Lord Chancellor. The ceremony in Westminster Abbey has roots in the religious practice of the judges praying for guidance at the start of the legal year. The custom dates back to the Middle Ages when the High Court was held in Westminster Hall.
  2. BRIGHTON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 30: Sun political editor George Pascoe-Watson (R) talks with Justice Secretary Jack Straw outside the Labour Party Conference on September 30, 2009 in Brighton, England. The Sun, Britain's biggest selling daily newspaper, has switched it's support for the governinig Labour Party to the opposition Conservative Party. A general election is due sometime in 2010.
  3. BRIGHTON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 30: Sun political editor George Pascoe-Watson (R) talks with Justice Secretary Jack Straw outside the Labour Party Conference on September 30, 2009 in Brighton, England. The Sun, Britain's biggest selling daily newspaper, has switched it's support for the governinig Labour Party to the opposition Conservative Party. A general election is due sometime in 2010.
  4. British Secretary of State for Justice Jack Straw (R) is pictured at the annual Labour Party Conference at the Brighton Centre, Brighton, on September 29, 2009. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Tuesday that Iran must come into the international fold or face isolation, ahead of 'crucial' talks on its nuclear programme in Geneva this week.
  5. British Secretary of State for Justice Jack Straw (R) is pictured at the annual Labour Party Conference at the Brighton Centre, Brighton, on September 29, 2009. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Tuesday that Iran must come into the international fold or face isolation, ahead of 'crucial' talks on its nuclear programme in Geneva this week.
  6. British Foreign Secretary David Miliband (L) and Secretary of State for Justice Jack Straw (R) are pictured during the annual Labour Party Conference at the Brighton Centre, Brighton, on September 29, 2009. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Tuesday that Iran must come into the international fold or face isolation, ahead of 'crucial' talks on its nuclear programme in Geneva this week.
  7. BRIGHTON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 29: Members of the cabinet listen to Prime Minister Gordon Brown address the Labour Party Conference on September 29, 2009 in Brighton, England. Gordon Brown's speech to delegates is expected to make or break his chances of leading the Labour Party into a general election in 2010. He is expected to promise more free childcare and a clampdown on anti social behaviour.
  8. BRIGHTON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 29: Secretary of State for Justice Jack Straw (R) and Home Secretary Alan Johnson share a joke during the Labour Party Conference on September 29, 2009 in Brighton, England. Party officials and delegates are gathering in the seaside coastal resort for their last conference before the general election in 2010.
  9. British Secretary of State for Justice Jack Straw (R) is pictured at the annual Labour Party Conference at the Brighton Centre, Brighton, on September 29, 2009. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Tuesday that Iran must come into the international fold or face isolation, ahead of 'crucial' talks on its nuclear programme in Geneva this week.
  10. BRIGHTON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 29: Secretary of State for Justice Jack Straw speaks during the Labour Party Conference on September 29, 2009 in Brighton, England. Party officials and delegates are gathering in the seaside coastal resort for their last conference before the general election in 2010.
  11. BRIGHTON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 29: Home Secretary Alan Johnson (l) speaks to Jack Straw, the Secretary of State for Justice, on stage at the Labour Party Conference on September 29, 2009 in Brighton, England. Party officials and delegates are gathering in the seaside coastal resort for their last conference before the general election in 2010.
  12. BRIGHTON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 29: Secretary of State for Justice Jack Straw speaks during the Labour Party Conference on September 29, 2009 in Brighton, England. Party officials and delegates are gathering in the seaside coastal resort for their last conference before the general election in 2010.
  13. BRIGHTON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 29: Secretary of State for Justice Jack Straw speaks during the Labour Party Conference on September 29, 2009 in Brighton, England. Party officials and delegates are gathering in the seaside coastal resort for their last conference before the general election in 2010.
  14. BRIGHTON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 29: Home Secretary Alan Johnson (l) speaks to Jack Straw, the Secretary of State for Justice, on stage at the Labour Party Conference on September 29, 2009 in Brighton, England. Prime Minister Gordon Brown will speak to the Labour Party Conference later on what will be his last conference speech before the general election.
  15. BRIGHTON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 29: Secretary of State for Justice Jack Straw speaks during the Labour Party Conference on September 29, 2009 in Brighton, England. Party officials and delegates are gathering in the seaside coastal resort for their last conference before the general election in 2010.
  16. BRIGHTON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 29: Secretary of State for Justice Jack Straw speaks during the Labour Party Conference on September 29, 2009 in Brighton, England. Party officials and delegates are gathering in the seaside coastal resort for their last conference before the general election in 2010.

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