Jack Straw
Jack Straw
John Whitaker Strawis an English politician who served as the Member of Parliamentfor Blackburn from 1979 to 2015. Straw served in the Cabinet from 1997 to 2010 under the governments of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. He held two of the traditional Great Offices of State, as Home Secretary from 1997 to 2001 and Foreign Secretary from 2001 to 2006 under Blair. From 2007 to 2010 he served as Lord Chancellor and the Secretary of State for Justice throughout Brown's...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth3 August 1946
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We've discussed that, we are hoping very much that a visit can be arranged as soon as convenient but no date has yet been fixed,
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The overall result is less than we hoped but more than we expected.
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Microsoft technology has transformed business practices and his company has had a profound impact on the British economy,
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Whether he takes notice or not, I'm not sure, but what I am certain about is that if he does not call off his thugs, allow free and fair elections, allow the international media in, then these sanctions will kick in,
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Whoever carried out this abuse must be caught and brought to justice, regardless of rank or background,
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We are not proposing economic sanctions at the moment. Mugabe has already imposed the most terrible economic sanctions on his own people by collapsing the Zimbabwean economy.
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We made it clear there will have to be significant changes in levels of overall spending of the EU and in the structure of funding compared to what was on the table in June if there is going to be a deal in December.
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We have looked at the letter very carefully. The Iranians are under an obligation to respond positively to the resolution of the board of governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency ... and we look to them to do that,
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We agreed that it is not possible for ministers to order the judiciary around.
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The proposals from the presidency are not acceptable to us,
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This (stand-off) will not be resolved by military means, let's be clear about that,
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This spirit of cooperation will, I hope, lead to many more measures that will benefit all in the region.
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The day will put a particular emphasis on educating people of all ages about the lessons to be learnt from genocide.
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The fact that the Government is supporting pilgrims on the Hajj highlights the extent to which we in Britain live in a truly multi-cultural multi-religious society. No other Western country provides this kind of delegation.