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New wing aims to break cycle of teenage crime

05.11.09
Teenage criminals who have proved they want to get their lives back on track have been moved into a special new custodial wing... more

Carefully planned kicking in the studio is no better than the mob

23.10.09
Nick Griffin is not a sympathetic man. He completely lacks charisma and he doesn’t speak persuasively... more

How the Question Time panellists performed

23.10.09
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Row over secret inquiries into controversial deaths

22.10.09
Ministers criticised for pushing ahead with plans for secret inquiries instead of inquests into controversial deaths... more

Rise of ‘super injunction’ is serious threat to free speech

14.10.09
It is wrong that gagging orders are so secretive that media cannot even report on their existence ... more

Rise of ‘super injunction’ is serious threat to free speech

14.10.09
It is wrong that gagging orders are so secretive that media cannot even report on their existence ... more

Straw: Prisoners won't be able to vote until after general election

08.10.09
Jack Straw is to delay legal changes that will allow prisoners to vote until after the general election... more

Victims Service to help relatives cope

29.09.09
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Egos, gaffes and hissy fits - the art of diplomacy

25.09.09
It is a world where power and hierarchy usually count for more than ideas, where status and symbolism trump genuine dialogue... more

Transsexual killer can go to women's jail

04.09.09
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Jack Straw's son: Sacking as school governor traumatic

03.08.09
Cabinet minister Jack Straw's son has hit back after he was sacked as a governor of a London school... more

Jack Straw's son among dozen school governors removed by Lambeth

24.07.09
Cabinet minister Jack Straw's son Will is one of a board of governors who have been dismissed at a London school... more

Legal aid cuts will create two-tier justice say lawyers

17.07.09
Plans for a huge overhaul of the legal aid system will set back the poor's access to the best representation in court, lawyers warn... more

Ronnie Biggs's family urge Jack Straw to reconsider ruling

02.07.09
Great Train Robber's family vows to fight on after Jack Straw refuses Biggs's release... more

Knife murder jail sentences 'may double' in wake of Ben Kinsella death

16.06.09
Jail sentences for murder with a knife may be doubled as a direct result of calls made by the family of Ben Kinsella... more

Ex-probation chief attacks Jack Straw over student murders

10.06.09
The former head of London Probation has accused Jack Straw of trying to dodge the blame for the murders of French students Laurent Bonomo and Gabriel Ferez... more

Brown won’t be toppled by plotters, says Straw

27.05.09
Gordon Brown will not be “ousted” as Prime Minister no matter what happens in the European elections, claims Jack Straw... more

Jack Straw tries to trump Cameron with ‘people power’ call

26.05.09
The public could be allowed to boot out their MP in the wake of the expenses scandal, Justice Secretary Jack Straw signalled... more

Jack Straw’s council tax dodge ... and Two Loos Prescott

08.05.09
Jack Straw charged the taxpayer for double the amount of council tax that he was actually paying for four years... more

Straw’s council tax dodge ... and Two Loos Prescott

08.05.09
Jack Straw charged the taxpayer for double the amount of council tax that he was actually paying for four years... more

Town halls spared £2m cost of Menezes inquest

05.03.09
The Government will help town halls meet the cost of the inquest into the death of Jean Charles de Menezes, it was announced... more

I am ready to replace Brown as PM if asked declares Jack Straw

27.02.09
Jack Straw sparked fresh speculation about the Labour leadership when he declared he was ready to become Prime Minister... more

Fraud gang target Straw in web scam

25.02.09
Justice Secretary Jack Straw has been the victim of Nigerian internet fraudsters... more

Jade Goody's groom's curfew lifted

20.02.09
Justice Minister Jack Straw today lifted the curfew on cancer-stricken Jade Goody's fiancé.... more

Straw is dragged into peers for hire mire

27.01.09
Justice Secretary Jack Straw has been dragged into the Lords-for-hire scandal... more

It's not enough to name and shame

27.01.09
THE cash-for-ermine scandal is taking on a fresh momentum, with a growing cross-party consensus about the necessity for reform of the way members of the Lords behave, which threatens to embarrass the Government... more

Prisoners use mobiles to run crime from jail

10.11.08
Prisoners are organising serious crimes both inside and outside jail because of ministers' failure to curb rampant mobile phone use, an official report warned... more

Straw attacks jail reformers

27.10.08
Jack Straw prompted an angry clash with prison reform campaigners by accusing them of forgetting about the victims of crime... more

Straw: Labour must reconnect with Middle Britain

12.09.08
One of the Cabinet's most senior figures has launched a battle for "middle Britain" - saying New Labour needs to reconnect with voters... more

Knife carriers will still be let off with a fine, admits Jack Straw

07.07.08
Jack Straw has admitted that new rules allowing knife offenders to be let off with a fine will come into force next month, despite promises of tougher action... more

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