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Jack Straw

Jack Straw

  1. Punish women 'in the community'
    BBC News logo BBC News 4 days ago

    Female offenders should be punished in the community rather than being sent to prison, Justice Secretary Jack Straw has said. His comments came during a visit to HMP Eastwood Park, in Gloucestershire, where he met prisoners and wardens. Full Article at BBC News

  2. Straw raises Portugal lawyer case
    BBC News logo BBC News 4 days ago
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    Justice Secretary Jack Straw has taken up the case of a London woman facing a possible jail sentence in Portugal after complaining about a lawyer. Full Article at BBC News

  3. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 weeks ago
    LONDON - NOVEMBER 18: Leader of the House of Commons Harriet Harman attend the State Opening of Parliament on November 18, 2009 in London, England.

    LONDON - NOVEMBER 18: Leader of the House of Commons Harriet Harman attend the State Opening of Parliament on November 18, 2009 in London, England. View Photo »

  4. What about Auschwitz ... You don't need a subsequent radio intercept to find out that people were gassed at Auschwitz.
    Jack Straw – Jack Straw SOURCE: Guardian Unlimited 1 month ago
  5. Jack Straw: We should have called general election
    The Blackburn Citizen 4 days ago

    GORDON Brown’s decision not to call a snap general election months after coming to power has turned out to be the wrong call, Blackburn MP Jack Straw said today. Full Article at The Blackburn Citizen

  6. Straw admits 2007 election error
    ePolitix 4 days ago

    The government made a tactical error by not calling a snap general election in 2007, Jack Straw has admitted. Full Article at ePolitix

  7. Local communities to be informed of sentences
    Home Office (UK) 4 days ago

    Working with individuals and communities Justice Secretary Jack Straw announced today that people are to be given more and better information about the punishments given to criminals in their area. Full Article at Home Office (UK)

  8. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 months ago
    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.

    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. View Photo »

  9. I have written to Jack Straw in the meantime, and to the Foreign Office and Hungarian ambassador in London expressing my concerns
    SOURCE: Bournemouth Daily Echo 3 weeks ago
  10. Sunshine Daydream - Jack Straw
    YouTube Logo YouTube Videos 29 months ago
  11. Thursday 3rd December 2009
    ConservativeHome logo ConservativeHome 4 days ago

    The Daily Mail has warned David Cameron to adopt a more hard-headed approach to climate change Financial Times accuses the Conservatives of cash-for-access donor clubs Labour's not calling general election in 2007 was error, says Jack Straw... Full Article at ConservativeHome

  12. The great survivor
    New Statesman logo New Statesman 4 days ago

    As Labour prepares for the general election, Jack Straw talks candidly about his relationship with Gordon Brown, the Iraq war, Islamism, why he is a self-styled radical on electoral reform, and how he will transform our chilling libel laws For a... Full Article at New Statesman

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About Jack Straw

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John Whitaker Straw (born 3 August 1946), most commonly known as Jack Straw, is a senior British Labour Party politician. On 28 June 2007 he was appointed to the offices of Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain and Secretary of State for Justice. Full Article

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Britain's Justice Secretary Jack Straw (R) acknowledges the applause from Home Secretary Alan Johnson after delivering his keynote address at the Labour Party Conference, in Brighton in southern England September 29, 2009.
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  1. BRIGHTON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 29: Secretary of State for Justice Jack Straw attends the Labour Party Conference on September 29, 2009 in Brighton, England. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 months ago

    BRIGHTON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 29: Secretary of State for Justice Jack Straw attends the Labour Party Conference on September 29, 2009 in Brighton, England.

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  2. Britain's Justice Secretary Jack Straw (R) acknowledges the applause from Home Secretary Alan Johnson after delivering his keynote address at the Labour Party Conference, in Brighton in southern England September 29, 2009. Reuters Pictures 2 months ago

    Britain's Justice Secretary Jack Straw (R) acknowledges the applause from Home Secretary Alan Johnson after delivering his keynote address at the Labour Party Conference, in Brighton in southern England September 29, 2009.

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  3. Britain's Justice Secretary Jack Straw (R) acknowledges the applause from Home Secretary Alan Johnson after delivering his keynote address at the Labour Party Conference, in Brighton in southern England September 29, 2009. Reuters Pictures 2 months ago

    Britain's Justice Secretary Jack Straw (R) acknowledges the applause from Home Secretary Alan Johnson after delivering his keynote address at the Labour Party Conference, in Brighton in southern England September 29, 2009.

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  4. BRIGHTON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 27: Business Secretary Lord Mandelson (L) and Minister for Justice Jack Straw confer at the Labour Party Conference on September 27, 2009 in Brighton, England. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 months ago

    BRIGHTON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 27: Business Secretary Lord Mandelson (L) and Minister for Justice Jack Straw confer at the Labour Party Conference on September 27, 2009 in Brighton, England.

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  5. WARRINGTON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 09: Michael Shields smiles as he leaves Thorn Croft prison with family members after being pardoned by Justice secretary Jack Straw on September 9, 2009 in Warrington, England. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 months ago

    WARRINGTON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 09: Michael Shields smiles as he leaves Thorn Croft prison with family members after being pardoned by Justice secretary Jack Straw on September 9, 2009 in Warrington, England.

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  6. WARRINGTON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 09: Michael Shields waves as he leaves Thorn Croft prison with family members after being pardoned by Justice secretary Jack Straw on September 9, 2009 in Warrington, England. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 months ago

    WARRINGTON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 09: Michael Shields waves as he leaves Thorn Croft prison with family members after being pardoned by Justice secretary Jack Straw on September 9, 2009 in Warrington, England.

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  7. WARRINGTON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 09: Michael Shields (C) waves to inmates as he leaves Thorn Croft prison with family members after being pardoned by Justice secretary Jack Straw on September 9, 2009 in Warrington, England. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 months ago

    WARRINGTON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 09: Michael Shields (C) waves to inmates as he leaves Thorn Croft prison with family members after being pardoned by Justice secretary Jack Straw on September 9, 2009 in Warrington, England.

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  8. WARRINGTON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 09: Michael Shields gives the thumbs up as he leaves Thorn Croft prison with family members after being pardoned by Justice secretary Jack Straw on September 9, 2009 in Warrington, England. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 months ago

    WARRINGTON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 09: Michael Shields gives the thumbs up as he leaves Thorn Croft prison with family members after being pardoned by Justice secretary Jack Straw on September 9, 2009 in Warrington, England.

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  9. WARRINGTON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 09: Michael Shields waves as he leaves Thorn Croft prison with family members after being pardoned by Justice secretary Jack Straw on September 9, 2009 in Warrington, England. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 months ago

    WARRINGTON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 09: Michael Shields waves as he leaves Thorn Croft prison with family members after being pardoned by Justice secretary Jack Straw on September 9, 2009 in Warrington, England.

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  10. WARRINGTON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 09: Michael Shields leaves Thorn Croft prison with his mother Maria after being pardoned by Justice secretary Jack Straw on September 9, 2009 in Warrington, England. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 months ago

    WARRINGTON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 09: Michael Shields leaves Thorn Croft prison with his mother Maria after being pardoned by Justice secretary Jack Straw on September 9, 2009 in Warrington, England.

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  11. Britain's Justice Secretary Jack Straw arrives in Downing Street in London, June 22, 2009. Reuters Pictures 5 months ago

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

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  12. Britain's Justice Secretary Jack Straw arrives for the weekly cabinet meeting at number 10 Downing Street in London June 9, 2009. Reuters Pictures 6 months ago

    Britain's Justice Secretary Jack Straw arrives for the weekly cabinet meeting at number 10 Downing Street in London June 9, 2009.

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  13. LONDON - JUNE 09: Prime Minister Gordon Brown (L), prepares to chair a cabinet meeting beside Justice Minister Jack Straw (2nd L), Environment Secretary Hilary Benn (3rd L), Cabinet Office Minister Tessa Jowell and Janet Royall, Baroness Royall of Blaisdon; Leader of the House of Lords... Getty Images logo Getty Images 6 months ago

    LONDON - JUNE 09: Prime Minister Gordon Brown (L), prepares to chair a cabinet meeting beside Justice Minister Jack Straw (2nd L), Environment Secretary Hilary Benn (3rd L), Cabinet Office Minister Tessa Jowell and Janet Royall, Baroness Royall of Blaisdon; Leader of the House of Lords...

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  14. LONDON - JUNE 09: Prime Minister Gordon Brown (L), prepares to chair a cabinet meeting beside Justice Minister Jack Straw (2nd L), Environment Secretary Hilary Benn (3rd L), Cabinet Office Minister Tessa Jowell and Janet Royall, Baroness Royall of Blaisdon; Leader of the House of Lords... Getty Images logo Getty Images 6 months ago

    LONDON - JUNE 09: Prime Minister Gordon Brown (L), prepares to chair a cabinet meeting beside Justice Minister Jack Straw (2nd L), Environment Secretary Hilary Benn (3rd L), Cabinet Office Minister Tessa Jowell and Janet Royall, Baroness Royall of Blaisdon; Leader of the House of Lords...

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  15. LONDON - JUNE 09: Prime Minister Gordon Brown (C), prepares to chair a cabinet meeting beside Cabinet Secretary Sir Gus O'Donnell (L) and Justice Minister Jack Straw inside 10 Downing Street on June 09, 2009 in London, England. Getty Images logo Getty Images 6 months ago

    LONDON - JUNE 09: Prime Minister Gordon Brown (C), prepares to chair a cabinet meeting beside Cabinet Secretary Sir Gus O'Donnell (L) and Justice Minister Jack Straw inside 10 Downing Street on June 09, 2009 in London, England.

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  16. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (C) prepares to chair a Cabinet meeting inside 10 Downing Street in central London, on June 9, 2009, the first since his cabinet reshuffle last Friday. Seated with him are Justice Minister Jack Straw (R) and Cabinet Secretary Sir Gus O'Donnell (L). Getty Images logo Getty Images 6 months ago

    British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (C) prepares to chair a Cabinet meeting inside 10 Downing Street in central London, on June 9, 2009, the first since his cabinet reshuffle last Friday. Seated with him are Justice Minister Jack Straw (R) and Cabinet Secretary Sir Gus O'Donnell (L).

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  17. LONDON - JUNE 09: Prime Minister Gordon Brown (2nd L), prepares to chair a cabinet meeting beside Cabinet Secretary Sir Gus O'Donnell (L), Justice Minister Jack Straw (2nd R) and Environment Secretary Hilary Benn (R), inside 10 Downing Street on June 09, 2009 in London, England. Getty Images logo Getty Images 6 months ago

    LONDON - JUNE 09: Prime Minister Gordon Brown (2nd L), prepares to chair a cabinet meeting beside Cabinet Secretary Sir Gus O'Donnell (L), Justice Minister Jack Straw (2nd R) and Environment Secretary Hilary Benn (R), inside 10 Downing Street on June 09, 2009 in London, England.

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  18. LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 09: Britain's Secretary of State for Justice Jack Straw arrives at Downing Street for the weekly cabinet meeting on June 9, 2009 in London, England. Getty Images logo Getty Images 6 months ago

    LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 09: Britain's Secretary of State for Justice Jack Straw arrives at Downing Street for the weekly cabinet meeting on June 9, 2009 in London, England.

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  19. LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 09: Britain's Secretary of State for Justice Jack Straw arrives at Downing Street for the weekly cabinet meeting on June 9, 2009 in London, England. Getty Images logo Getty Images 6 months ago

    LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 09: Britain's Secretary of State for Justice Jack Straw arrives at Downing Street for the weekly cabinet meeting on June 9, 2009 in London, England.

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  20. Britain's Secretary of State for Justice Jack Straw arrives at Downing Street in central London, for the weekly cabinet meeting, on June 9, 2009. Getty Images logo Getty Images 6 months ago

    Britain's Secretary of State for Justice Jack Straw arrives at Downing Street in central London, for the weekly cabinet meeting, on June 9, 2009.

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  21. British Justice Minister Jack Straw arrives for a Cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street in London, on June 2, 2009. Prime Minister Gordon Brown faces the threat of an electoral bloodbath this week as Britain votes in European and local elections, amid fresh questions over his future. Getty Images logo Getty Images 6 months ago

    British Justice Minister Jack Straw arrives for a Cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street in London, on June 2, 2009. Prime Minister Gordon Brown faces the threat of an electoral bloodbath this week as Britain votes in European and local elections, amid fresh questions over his future.

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  22. British Justice Minister Jack Straw arrives for a Cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street in London, on June 2, 2009. Prime Minister Gordon Brown faces the threat of an electoral bloodbath this week as Britain votes in European and local elections, amid fresh questions over his future. Getty Images logo Getty Images 6 months ago

    British Justice Minister Jack Straw arrives for a Cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street in London, on June 2, 2009. Prime Minister Gordon Brown faces the threat of an electoral bloodbath this week as Britain votes in European and local elections, amid fresh questions over his future.

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  23. Britain's Justice Secretary Jack Straw arrives at 10 Downing Street in central London, for the weekly cabinet meeting, on May 19, 2009. Getty Images logo Getty Images 6 months ago

    Britain's Justice Secretary Jack Straw arrives at 10 Downing Street in central London, for the weekly cabinet meeting, on May 19, 2009.

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  24. Britain's Justice Secretary Jack Straw arrives at 10 Downing Street in central London, for the weekly cabinet meeting, on May 19, 2009. Getty Images logo Getty Images 6 months ago

    Britain's Justice Secretary Jack Straw arrives at 10 Downing Street in central London, for the weekly cabinet meeting, on May 19, 2009.

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  25. Britain's Justice Secretary Jack Straw arrives at 10 Downing Street in central London, for the weekly cabinet meeting, on May 19, 2009. Getty Images logo Getty Images 6 months ago

    Britain's Justice Secretary Jack Straw arrives at 10 Downing Street in central London, for the weekly cabinet meeting, on May 19, 2009.

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Britain's Justice Secretary Jack Straw (R) acknowledges the applause from Home Secretary Alan Johnson after delivering his keynote address at the Labour Party Conference, in Brighton in southern England September 29, 2009.

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  2. British National Party British National Party
  3. Gordon Brown Gordon Brown
  4. Ministry of Justice
  5. Chris Huhne Chris Huhne
  6. Peter Hain Peter Hain

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