Human rights being distorted - PM

bbc 25-JAN-12

VIDEO: 'I want the British to apologise'

bbc 19-JAN-12

Killers await life sentences ruling

belfasttelegraph 17-JAN-12

No Spies Face Prosecution Over Torture Claims

skynews 12-JAN-12

Lord Tebbit enjoying 'being on side of angels' in battle over legal aid cuts

guardian 20-DEC-11

Cameron to face MPs over EU veto

bbc 12-DEC-11

Nick Clegg attacks Cameron's EU treaty veto as bad for jobs and families

telegraph 11-DEC-11

EU summit: A day for Britain to salute David Cameron

dailymail 10-DEC-11

Euro failure is 'luxury we can't afford,' Sarkozy warns

cnn 08-DEC-11

Italy PM sets out plan for crisis

bbc 17-NOV-11

Soft Ken Clarke in knives jail U-turn

thesun 27-OCT-11

Repeat criminals responsible for half a million crimes

telegraph 27-OCT-11

David Cameron makes keynote speech

thesun 05-OCT-11

Cat fight

thesun 05-OCT-11

Self-styled Lord jailed for multi-million pound fraud

telegraph 05-OCT-11

Libyan 'revolutionary Jew' to restore synagogue (AP)

news 02-OCT-11

Clegg to defend economic strategy

bbc 21-SEP-11

Insurer Admiral 'welcomes' referral fees ban - while shares dive after the decision

dailymail 09-SEP-11

Britain to allow cameras in court for the first time

cnn 06-SEP-11

UK & World News: Tory grandee Ken Clarke blames 'feral underclass' for English riots

sundaymail 06-SEP-11

Unemployed offenders face tougher work in the community

guardian 24-AUG-11

Cameron ex-aide held in hacking probe

aljazeera 08-JUL-11

Families of murdered 'need help'

bbc 06-JUL-11

British prisons: Make inmates work and contribute wages to crime victims

dailymail 13-JUN-11

Global war on drugs has 'failed'

telegraph 02-JUN-11

Vince Cable: I don't care if I'm sacked

telegraph 19-APR-11

El Al bomb plotter could be released early (AP)

news 19-APR-11

Death toll at 43 as tornadoes and storms rake South (Reuters)

news 18-APR-11

North Carolina hardest hit by latest wave of 'epic' storms

cnn 17-APR-11

Warders balloted in jail plans row

belfasttelegraph 14-APR-11

NHS reforms fiasco buries good news

telegraph 03-APR-11

NATO investigating claims airstrike killed Libyan civilians

phantis 02-APR-11

Ken Clarke's prison privatisations spark strike threat

telegraph 31-MAR-11

Kenneth Clarke cracks down on the 'no win, no fee' lawyers

dailymail 29-MAR-11

James Bulger's killer had sex in 'jail' home

thesun 28-MAR-11

Libyan rebels continue westward push

RTERadio 27-MAR-11

Libyan rebels recapture Ajdabiya

telegraph 26-MAR-11

Cuts to police pay 'unavoidable'

bbc 02-MAR-11

Bamber fights whole-life tariffs

bbc 26-FEB-11

Keep your divorce battles out of court, couples told

telegraph 23-FEB-11

Ken Clarke: Government will redefine Britain's relationship with European Court of Human Rights

dailymail 20-FEB-11

Cameron rejects Clegg votes call

bbc 18-FEB-11

MPs vote to keep ban on prisoners voting

channel4news 10-FEB-11

No votes for murderers - Clarke

bbc 09-FEB-11

Portsmouth pub lady wins fight to televise top UK football games via Greece

dailymail 04-FEB-11

Clarke warns MPs on prison votes

bbc 03-FEB-11

Johnson's wife's affair with his bodyguard: Marital turmoil forced Shadow Chancellor to quit

dailymail 21-JAN-11

Clarke 'warned over riot prison'

bbc 14-JAN-11

Government 'to close three jails'

bbc 13-JAN-11

'No to AV' campaign backed by 114 Labour MPs

24dash 29-DEC-10

UK & World News: Nick Clegg attempts to play down ConDem coalition chaos

sundaymail 23-DEC-10

Probation officers cleared over James Bulger killer's porn shame

dailymail 23-NOV-10

Ex-Guantanamo detainees settle suit against Britain

latimes 17-NOV-10

Legal aid clampdown will save £300 million

telegraph 13-NOV-10

Mintoff remains stable

timesofmalta 13-NOV-10

Government U-turn as men accused of rape will still be named

dailymail 13-NOV-10

Dozens of freed terrorists 'pose risk and need tight controls'

guardian 08-NOV-10

London tells Israel it will amend war crimes law (AFP)

news 04-NOV-10

Israel behind Gaza militant death

bbc 03-NOV-10

David Kelly postmortem reveals injuries were self-inflicted

guardian 23-OCT-10

Secret files show David Kelly killed himself

RTERadio 22-OCT-10

Osborne: 'We'll see cuts through'

thesun 17-OCT-10

Pupil premium 'will make life tougher', says Nick Clegg

telegraph 15-OCT-10

Bonfire of the quangos? It's more like a barbecue: Despite all the fanfare, just 29 will be completely abolished

dailymail 15-OCT-10

Disabled people face '£9bn cuts'

bbc 09-OCT-10

Russia to reimburse Iran for nixed missile pact

cnn 07-OCT-10

Barrister shot lawfully by police, inquest finds

channel4news 07-OCT-10

Why is Violence so Frequent in Georgian Prisons?

geotimes 05-OCT-10

Stay-at-home mothers hit by benefit cut

telegraph 04-OCT-10

David Cameron: spending review won't take risks with defence

telegraph 03-OCT-10

PM heralds 'radical' welfare reform

guardian 03-OCT-10

Labour Party Conference: Ed Miliband's full speech

24dash 28-SEP-10

OECD says UK will be fastest growing G7 country in Q3

telegraph 10-SEP-10

Job cuts will be Xmas for crims

thesun 10-SEP-10

Could Britain be about to get U.S. style murder law?

dailymail 09-SEP-10

Tony Blair's first attack on Government with swipe at new prison policy

dailymail 06-SEP-10

Dominic Grieve to review David Kelly death files

telegraph 02-SEP-10

Michael Howard leads MPs' call for Dr David Kelly inquest

dailymail 14-AUG-10

Dr Kelly investigation 'was inadequate': Now NINE top doctors demand inquest

dailymail 13-AUG-10

Pakistan summons British envoy

aljazeera 02-AUG-10

Treasury accused over spending cuts

channel4news 01-AUG-10

Simply not enough

thesun 25-JUL-10

Voters love Dave, but is his playmate about to topple off the seesaw?

dailymail 25-JUL-10

Plans for offenders to make apology

channel4news 25-JUL-10

Falling crime rate may be a lagging indicator of what is to come

guardian 15-JUL-10

An end to life in prison for all murders

telegraph 12-JUL-10

Anger over rape accused anonymity plans

independent 08-JUL-10

'Prison could work - with fewer people in prison'

channel4news 30-JUN-10

BUDGET 2010: John Redwood tells middle classes to turn down heating if they're feeling the pinch

dailymail 24-JUN-10

It's time for the rubber to hit the road... not for croquet at Dorneywood

dailymail 20-JUN-10

Officials accused over Blair case

channel4news 19-JUN-10

Bloody Sunday dead all innocent

bbc 15-JUN-10

Bloody Sunday report handover due

bbc 14-JUN-10

Bloody Sunday probe a disaster, says Ken Clarke as he slams inquiry's ludicrous cost

dailymail 13-JUN-10

Coalition wobbles in bid to keep its balance

sundaytimes 31-MAY-10

The growing CGT rebellion: Fear of tax grab sparks mass sale of homes and shares

dailymail 31-MAY-10

Blow-by-blow: State Opening of Parliament as it happened

sundaytimes 25-MAY-10

Live blog: Treasury spending cuts

channel4news 24-MAY-10

Cameron in Scotland for SNP talks

bbc 14-MAY-10

Conservative - Lib Dem coalition: First female Muslim Cabinet minister makes herself at home

TheScotsman 14-MAY-10

Ken Clarke guffaws as he is sworn in as Lord Chancellor wearing a wig and robes

dailymail 14-MAY-10

Bring us sunshine

thesun 13-MAY-10

Cameron named PM, builds coalition

cnn 12-MAY-10

Hague hails 'collective agreement'

belfasttelegraph 12-MAY-10

Gordon Brown to resign: a very Labour coup

telegraph 11-MAY-10

Hung parliament after UK polls

aljazeera 07-MAY-10

Voting ends in UK general election

cnn 06-MAY-10

Election campaign into final day

bbc 05-MAY-10

General Election 2010: Cameron to win unionist backing thanks to £200million bribe

dailymail 05-MAY-10

Leaders in frantic election push

bbc 04-MAY-10

Unelected prime ministers must call a poll within six months: New Cameron vow attacks Brown's legitimacy

dailymail 24-APR-10

General Election 2010: Britain's borrowing doubles over a year

dailymail 23-APR-10

Clarke warns over hung parliament

channel4news 23-APR-10

General Election 2010: Gordon Brown admits he could 'walk' as Nick Clegg rejects anti-Tory alliance

dailymail 21-APR-10

General Election 2010: Tory marriage tax break pledge is an 'empty gesture', says Labour

telegraph 10-APR-10

Brown set to face UK voters

cnn 06-APR-10

Osborne: We'll cut Labour's National Insurance hike by slashing £6bn in waste from Whitehall

dailymail 29-MAR-10

Darling's silent over his future

thesun 22-MAR-10

McLaren takes on Ferrari with 'affordable' green supercar dubbed 'F1 car for the road'

dailymail 19-MAR-10

Mandelson denies tax rise plans

bbc 19-MAR-10

Budget 2010: a Q&A on the economy and public finances

telegraph 19-MAR-10

Nissan to build plug-in car in UK

cnn 18-MAR-10

Clegg: Lib Dems offer real change

bbc 14-MAR-10

Fergus slams Commissioner

thesun 14-MAR-10

[-said]: management of the prisoner so that we can learn lessons for the future

belfasttelegraph 23-JAN-12

[-said]: may require a fresh group of people to carry it out

independent 19-JAN-12

[said:]: There now appears no prospect of the Gibson inquiry being able to start in the foreseeable future.

independent 19-JAN-12

[said:]: This presentation of what we're doing somehow depriving people of access to justice is I'm afraid one I rather strongly reject.

guardian 19-JAN-12

[-said]: I'm more concerned about the slow progress for ethnic minorities,

guardian 19-JAN-12

[said:]: We remain committed to drawing a line under these issues. However, these further investigations may take some considerable time to conclude. The Government fully intends to hold a judge-led inquiry into these issues once it is possible to do so and all related police investigations have been concluded.

belfasttelegraph 18-JAN-12

[-told]: There now appears no prospect of the Gibson inquiry being able to start in the foreseeable future,

iol 18-JAN-12

[-told]: an independent, judge-led inquiry once all police investigations have concluded

independent 18-JAN-12

[-said]: The government fully intends to hold a judge-led inquiry into these issues once it is possible to do so and all related police investigations have been concluded,

iol 18-JAN-12

[-told]: now appears no prospect of the Gibson Inquiry being able to start in the foreseeable future.

montrealgazette 18-JAN-12

[-said]: It was ill-conceived from the beginning, the government reserved the right for the final say on what material would be published and did not allow for cross-examination or any other way of testing the evidence from members of the UK security services, which was to be given secretly.

reuters 18-JAN-12

[-said]: I don't know how they got the information about the House of Commons expenses, but it is quite possible that they bribed somebody to get hold of the information,

nzherald 16-JAN-12

[-said]: There are some cases where journalists are justified in going to the limits,

nzherald 16-JAN-12

[declared:]: I am certainly not a blogger. Quite a large proportion of them are nuts and extremists – with the honourable exception of the culture secretary.

guardian 16-JAN-12

[-said]: The difference is like night and day,

msnbc 07-JAN-12

[ explained]: After last year's huge increases in the reservoirs, one year of drought may not bring massive changes in water allocations,

scientificamerican 05-JAN-12

[ said]: The big impact in the short term is on the ski industry,

scientificamerican 05-JAN-12

[said:]: They've hardly done their cause any favours by proving they can't even spell Christmas — let alone their flagrant disregard for the law

thesun 26-DEC-11

[said:]: The backdrop to all this is that legal aid has never been, like the NHS, a service that largely provides for any need. Those most in need must be helped where they face serious injustice. But that does not mean that people must have taxpayer-funded legal help for whatever they want, whenever they want.

themirror 20-DEC-11

[suggested that:]: real

guardian 19-DEC-11

[-says]: This money would be better spent investing in tidal, solar, wind and hydroelectric power and in promoting energy efficiency. Wales has huge potential for developing renewable energy and creating green jobs.

icWales 14-DEC-11

[said:]: That is very offensive to victims and to the general public.

bbc 14-DEC-11

[said:]: It is possible that with the prolonged recession and the long period of youth unemployment, there will be an increase in acquisitive crime … The Prison Service is responding very well to it at the moment, though of course we have to adjust the capacity of the estate.

guardian 13-DEC-11

[said:]: I think it's a disappointing, very surprising, outcome. There will be a big statement made by the prime minister on Monday. I shall be sitting there listening, but I also will be discussing what we are going to do between now and then.

guardian 11-DEC-11

[said:]: Hate crimes are abhorrent, they leave sections of society living in fear and at risk of unprovoked violence. The courts already treat all hate crime seriously and aggravate sentences accordingly. These proposals make clear offenders should be in no doubt that they face a more severe sentence for these unacceptable crimes.

egovmonitor 09-DEC-11

[said:]: Hate crimes are abhorrent, they leave sections of society living in fear and at risk of unprovoked violence. The courts already treat all hate crime seriously and aggravate sentences accordingly.

express 08-DEC-11

[-told]: No, we're not going to renegotiate any transfers of powers, in my opinion,

guardian 07-DEC-11

[said:]: No, no.

guardian 07-DEC-11

[-has urge]: There is no possibility of the euro being joined by a British government at any time in my lifetime.

independent 07-DEC-11

[-has urge]: Cameron has retreated so far to please his EU partners he is now supporting the federalist dream of fiscal union for the Eurozone to save the Euro. This is just empty words from a federalist Prime Minister.

telegraph 07-DEC-11

[-told]: We're not going to renegotiate any transfer of powers, in my opinion,

cyprus 07-DEC-11

[-told]: wider structures of the union.

kuna 07-DEC-11

[-said]: My remarks about rape were eminently sensible and agreed to by most women I knew,

iol 22-NOV-11

[said:]: The calibre of our judges should never be compromised – their role is too important. Candidates should always be assessed on merit. But swathes of talent are going untapped.

guardian 21-NOV-11

[said:]: I am determined to turn our prisons into places of hard work and reform, so that prisoners are doing something productive, instead of doing nothing.

ananova 21-NOV-11

[said:]: These figures confirm that existing criminals were on the rampage. 'I congratulate the courts for delivering swift and firm justice, which stopped the riots spreading further. 'I am dismayed to see a hardcore of repeat offenders back in the system. 'This reinforces my determination to introduce radical changes to ensure both effective punishment and reform to tackle reoffending.

dailymail 21-NOV-11

[added:]: The term human rights, it gets misused. There is a tendency in this country for the words human rights to get thrown about as much as health and safety. Both of them get hopelessly misused.

ananova 19-NOV-11

[added:]: What we are trying to do is get the role of the court sorted out so that it deals with serious human rights issues of the kind that require an international court.

express 19-NOV-11

[said:]: A lot of member states have been pushing for similar things, and a lot of them believe a British chairmanship is the best time to deliver it, and they think we're the best hope of drawing this to a conclusion.

bbc 19-NOV-11

[ said]: To get any decision out of any international body usually takes at least 20 years,

eubusiness 19-NOV-11

[-told]: What we are trying to do is get the role of the court sorted out so that it deals with serious human rights issues of the kind that require an international court,

eubusiness 19-NOV-11

[replied:]: I am not offering any comments on the propensity of my colleagues to cite human rights casesTheresa and I are on very good terms.

telegraph 18-NOV-11

[-said that]: What did shock me was the extent of what was revealed by the recent revelations. We must put ourselves in the shoes of the ordinary members of the public.

guardian 14-NOV-11

[replied:]: You hit on a very serious problem. We really do have to find some way of reducing the foreign prisoner population. 'We only at the moment have one international bi-lateral agreement that is near to coming to a conclusion but we are continuing to work on it because [foreign prisoners] take up 10 per cent of places in our prison system.

dailymail 09-NOV-11

[replied:]: You hit on a very serious problem. We really do have to find some way of reducing the foreign prisoner population. We only at the moment have one international bi-lateral agreement that is near to coming to a conclusion but we are continuing to work on it because (foreign prisoners) take up 10% of places in our prison system.

express 08-NOV-11

[replied:]: You hit on a very serious problem. We really do have to find some way of reducing the foreign prisoner population.

kuna 08-NOV-11

[said:]: We have already announced that we are bringing in an automatic prison sentence for any adults who use a knife to threaten and endanger.

bbc 27-OCT-11

[-told]: Clearly. any extension of this sentence to children requires very careful consideration. However, we need to send out a clear message about the seriousness of juvenile knife crime, so we are proposing to extend a suitable equivalent sentence to 16 to 17-year-olds, but not to younger children.

guardian 27-OCT-11

[-told]: Clearly any extension of this sentence to children requires very careful consideration. However, we need to send out a clear message about the seriousness of juvenile knife crime, so we are proposing to extend a suitable equivalent sentence to 16 to 17-year-olds, but not to younger children.

guardian 27-OCT-11

[said:]: We will ensure that if you do react instinctively to repel an intruder you will not be punished for it, as long as you used reasonable force.

independent 27-OCT-11

[said:]: Clearly any extension of this sentence to children requires very careful consideration.

ananova 27-OCT-11

[announces:]: two strikes

irishsun 27-OCT-11

[ said]: Clearly any extension of this sentence to children requires very careful consideration,

bbc 27-OCT-11

[said:]: While fleeing is usually the safest option if you feel threatened, people are not obliged to retreat when defending themselves or their homes.

independent 26-OCT-11

[said:]: While fleeing is usually the safest option if you feel threatened, people are not obliged to retreat when defending themselves or their homes. We will ensure that if you do react instinctively to repel an intruder you will not be punished for it - as long as you used reasonable force.

express 26-OCT-11

[ said]: This is a game that should not go on between parliament and the courts, and needs to be considered with great care,

guardian 25-OCT-11

[ said]: We have – because of the seriousness that we attach to knife crime and we think a strong message has got to be sent to people indulging in knife crime – agreed such a mandatory sentence for adults,

guardian 25-OCT-11

[-said]: She had a responsibility to defend her stepdaughter,

CBSnews 20-OCT-11

[-said]: He started with switches off a tree. In Washington State, it's all about reasonable action ... (and) you can (legally) give a kid a spanking,

CBSnews 20-OCT-11

[said today:]: He made a couple of reasonable jokes about me.

independent 05-OCT-11

[said:]: She has given her opinion. We all have our opinions. It is not my opinion, as it happens. 'I have never had a conversation on the subject with Theresa. I shall have to look into these strange cases she is throwing out. They are British cases and British judges she is complaining about and I can't believe that anybody has had deportation refused on the basis of owning a cat. 'I will have a small bet with her that nobody has ever been refused deportation on the grounds of a cat ... Certainly it has nothing to

mailonsunday 05-OCT-11

[-said]: I want to see hard work flourishing in every single jail in the UK,

trust 04-OCT-11

[-said]: Our feral underclass is too big, has been growing, and needs to be diminished,

trust 04-OCT-11

[said:]: She has given her opinion. We all have our opinions. It is not my opinion, as it happens.

independent 04-OCT-11

[ said]: I’m reminded of Teddy Roosevelt: Speak softly and carry a big stick,

telegraph 04-OCT-11

[said:]: Our feral underclass is too big, has been growing, and needs to be diminished.

telegraph 04-OCT-11

[ said]: The British are great believers in human rights. We invented the idea. It goes back to Magna Carta,

icWales 04-OCT-11

[said:]: She has given her opinion. We all have our opinions. It is not my opinion, as it happens. I have never had a conversation on the subject with Theresa. I shall have to look into these strange cases she is throwing out. They are British cases and British judges she is complaining about and I can't believe that anybody has had deportation refused on the basis of owning a cat.

icWales 04-OCT-11

[said:]: The idea is to provide hard work in prison so that prisoners would be doing something productive, instead of doing nothing.

independent 04-OCT-11

[said:]: I think more than half of criminality we have today is caused by the drugs problem that did not exist a few decades ago.

independent 04-OCT-11

[-said]: You have paralysis in Washington, and paralysis in large parts of Europe because they are incapable of agreeing and everybody is fighting short-term politics.

guardian 16-SEP-11

[said:]: I don't think people were running round the streets breaking windows and stealing television sets because they felt so upset about the bankers.

thesun 16-SEP-11

[-added]: I am dismayed to see a hardcore of repeat offenders back in the system,

xinhuanet_en 16-SEP-11

[added:]: The re-offending figures in this country are a disgrace, they've got to be tackled.

telegraph 16-SEP-11

[said:]: These figures confirm that existing criminals were on the rampage. I congratulate the courts for delivering swift and firm justice, which stopped the riots spreading further.

belfasttelegraph 15-SEP-11

[added:]: I congratulate the courts for delivering swift and firm justice, which stopped the riots spreading further. I am dismayed to see a hardcore of repeat offenders back in the system.

belfasttelegraph 15-SEP-11

[said:]: These figures confirm that existing criminals were on the rampage.

independent 15-SEP-11

[added:]: I congratulate the courts for delivering swift and firm justice, which stopped the riots spreading further. I am dismayed to see a hardcore of repeat offenders back in the system. This reinforces my determination to introduce radical changes to ensure both effective punishment and reform to tackle reoffending.

belfasttelegraph 15-SEP-11

[-announces]: Market research, Listener research, and all the other means of measuring mass desires,

tnr 14-SEP-11

[ said]: It's not yet been widely recognised, but the hard core of the rioters were in fact known criminals. Close to three quarters of those aged 18 or over charged with riot offences already had a prior conviction,

scmp 08-SEP-11

[-said]: improve transparency and public understanding of court,

cnn 07-SEP-11

[-said]: to allow everyone to see what is happening and how the system works,

cnn 07-SEP-11

[ says]: criminal classes

channel4news 06-SEP-11

[-said]: broken penal system.

rferl 06-SEP-11

[-wrote]: In my view, the riots can be seen in part as an outburst of outrageous behavior by the criminal classes, individuals and families familiar with the justice system, who haven't been changed by their past punishments,

AP 06-SEP-11

[said:]: The government and judiciary are determined to improve transparency and public understanding of courts through allowing court broadcasting. We believe television has a role in increasing public confidence in the justice system.

guardian 06-SEP-11

[said:]: The government and judiciary are determined to improve transparency and public understanding of court through allowing court broadcasting.

bbc 06-SEP-11

[ said]: It's not yet been widely recognised, but the hardcore of the rioters were in fact known criminals. Close to three quarters of those aged 18 or over charged with riot offences already had a prior conviction,

trust 06-SEP-11

[said:]: In my view, the riots can be seen in part as an outburst of outrageous behaviour by the criminal classes - individuals and families familiar with the justice system, who haven't been changed by their past punishments.

smh 06-SEP-11

[said:]: As a starting point, judgements in the Court of Appeal will be broadcast for the first time. I want to see this expanded to the Crown Court, but I will work closely with the Lord Chief Justice and judiciary on how this could be achieved. I am clear that this must not give offenders opportunities for theatrical public display.

bbc 06-SEP-11

[-said]: unprecedented plans to improve transparency

irishsun 06-SEP-11

[ said]: It's not yet been widely recognized, but the hardcore of the rioters were in fact known criminals. Close to three quarters of those aged 18 or over charged with riot offences already had a prior conviction,

reuters 06-SEP-11

[blames:]: feral underclass

sundaymail 06-SEP-11

Sadiq Khan [ said]: Ken Clarke needs to explain what will happen when the most serious offenders complete their sentences but remain a risk,

telegraph 27-OCT-11

Fletcher [said:]: Further cuts to legal aid, the courts and probation are inevitable. This is a serious dent in Ken Clarke's hopes to reduce the prison population. Abandoning the (50%) discount means the prison population will not be drastically reduced, therefore cuts to courts, legal aid and probation will be worse than expected.

guardian 21-JUN-11

Fletcher [said:]: Further cuts to legal aid, the courts and probation are inevitable. This is a serious dent in Ken Clarke's hopes to reduce the prison population. Abandoning the [50%] discount means the prison population will not be drastically reduced, therefore, cuts to courts, legal aid and probation will be worse than expected.

guardian 21-JUN-11

Taylor [added:]: Ken Clarke is not doing the right thing, his advisers are not giving him the right advice on the issue.

thesun 21-JUN-11

Clegg [said:]: It is not a case of Nick and Ken Clarke against the prime minister. He has been pretty realistic about this one and believes it's a very balanced package.

bbc 21-JUN-11

Fletcher [said:]: Further cuts to legal aid, the courts and probation are inevitable. This is a serious dent in Ken Clarke's hopes to reduce the prison population. Abandoning the [50%] discount means the prison population will not be drastically reduced, therefore, cuts to courts, legal aid and probation will be worse than expected. Sadiq Khan, the shadow justice secretary, described the government's law and order policies as a

guardian 21-JUN-11

Miliband [said:]: Ken Clarke has warned this morning of some of the implications of the cuts being made. What you see is a government which has a plan to get rid of jobs in the public sector but not enough of a plan to replace them in the private sector.

bbc 12-FEB-11