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Posts Tagged: Attorney General

WATCH: ‘If I see the rule of law being broken in a way that I find unacceptable then of course I will go’

The Justice Secretary is challenged over Boris Johnson’s proposal to override elements of the Withdrawal Agreement to protect the British internal market.

13 September 2020 | 190 comments

Matt Vickers: The killing of Andrew Harper. Why I, alongside 22 other MPs, wrote to the Attorney General last Friday.

Such a crime against one of our brave police officers must surely be met with only the strongest and toughest of sentences.

By Matt Vickers | 5 August 2020 | 36 comments

Andrew Gimson’s Commons sketch: The Attorney-General thunders against the turkeys – and warns them that Christmas is coming

Cox fulminated against Opposition MPs for being frightened of voting for a general election.

By Andrew Gimson | 25 September 2019 | 175 comments

Eddie Hughes: A better way forward on abortion law for Northern Ireland

My minority report, unlike the majority one of the Women’s and Equality Committee, respects the province’s devolution settlement.

By Eddie Hughes MP | 26 April 2019 | 25 comments

Andrew Gimson’s Commons sketch: The Prime Minister evokes sympathy, not approval

Nor could the Attorney General provide anything for his colleagues to cheer.

By Andrew Gimson | 13 March 2019 | 42 comments

Cox is out of line with Downing Street on the backstop

The Attorney General is asking difficult legal questions about it which Dublin, Brussels, and even many in London would rather draw a veil over.

By Henry Hill | 10 March 2019 | 118 comments

Andrew Gimson’s Commons sketch: For Cox to speak with such force suggested how desperate May’s predicament has become.

He suggested that it would be absurd to reject the Government’s motion merely because of the Northern Ireland backstop.

By Andrew Gimson | 15 January 2019 | 66 comments

Interview. As May’s defeat looms, Johnson sketches a manifesto: “People want to see a bit of gumption and a bit of leadership”

He expects her plan to be voted down on Tuesday, calls for a renegotiation which she could not conceivably lead – and rules out Norway Plus.

By Andrew Gimson and Paul Goodman | 7 December 2018 | 304 comments

Andrew Gimson’s Commons sketch: Cox delivers a majestic counterblast to all those who think the Brexit deal is a sell-out

The Attorney-General gave an electrifying performance as he refused to publish the advice he has given to ministers.

By Andrew Gimson | 4 December 2018 | 96 comments

WATCH: “I am caught in a clash of constitutional principles” – Cox tussles with Harman over his legal responsibilities

The Labour former Solicitor General argued that the Attorney General should warn the Government that it is engaged in “breaking the rules”.

3 December 2018 | 2 comments

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