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No charges in UK 'cash for honors' scandal July 20, 2007
[JURIST] The UK's Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) [official website] said Friday that no charges would be filed [explanatory document] against associates of former Prime Minister Tony Blair [official profile; JURIST news archive], some of whom had been arrested [JURIST report] during an.... [more] 
UK Attorney General Goldsmith to resign June 22, 2007
[JURIST] UK Attorney General Lord Goldsmith [official website; Guardian profile] announced Friday that he will resign his post effective next week. Goldsmith, who leaves just as Tony Blair [official profile] steps down after 10 years as Prime Minister, said that he has wanted to move on for some.... [more] 
EU constitution treaty in trouble at Brussels summit June 22, 2007
[JURIST] European leaders continued to grapple Friday with disagreements over a proposed EU constitution treaty [JURIST news archive] on the second day of the summit meeting [EU Council press release] in Brussels. Britain threatened to veto a watered-down version of the treaty unless it.... [more] 
UK will not accept EU treaty that alters UK law: Blair June 19, 2007
[JURIST] UK Prime Minister Tony Blair [official profile] said Monday that there were four elements he would not accept in any EU treaty. In remarks [transcript] made to the House of Commons Liaison Committee [official website], Blair acknowledged that it was an important that the EU "work more.... [more] 
Sarkozy, Blair agree on framework for EU 'treaty' to replace stalled constitution June 7, 2007
[JURIST] UK Prime Minister Tony Blair and new French President Nicolas Sarkozy [JURIST news archives] agreed at the G8 summit [official website] in Germany Thursday that the controversial European constitution [text] should be reconstituted into a "simplified treaty" whose ratification would not.... [more] 
Incoming British PM to reintroduce tough terror laws rejected by parliament June 3, 2007
[JURIST] British newspapers reported Sunday that incoming Prime Minister Gordon Brown [official profile] intends to reintroduce tough terrorism measures [Times report] previously rejected by parliament when he takes office later this month on the departure of current British PM Tony Blair. Brown.... [more] 
UK government assailed over 'stop and quiz' anti-terror proposal May 28, 2007
[JURIST] The outgoing government of British Prime Minister Tony Blair has run into stiff criticism of a proposal to give police new "stop and question" powers under toughened anti-terror laws [JURIST report]. The proposal, which was leaked to the media late last week before all government MPs were.... [more] 
Blair calls for stronger UK terror laws May 27, 2007
[JURIST] British Prime Minister Tony Blair [official profile; JURIST news archive] said Sunday in an op-ed [text] published in the Sunday Times that the country has chosen to protect the civil liberties of foreign nationals over national security and therefore could not blame the government for.... [more] 
UK court finds two guilty in Al Jazeera 'bombing' memo leak May 9, 2007
[JURIST] A UK court found two men guilty of violating Section 3 of Britain's Official Secrets Act [text] by leaking a secret memo in which President Bush was said to have told UK Prime Minister Tony Blair [official profile] in April 2004 of a plan to bomb Arab broadcaster Al Jazeera [media.... [more] 
Blair says UK referendum not needed to ratify new EU treaty April 20, 2007
[JURIST] UK Prime Minister Tony Blair said Friday that the United Kingdom [JURIST news archive] does not need to hold a referendum to approve a new treaty to replace the failed European Constitution [text; JURIST news archive]. Earlier this week, Blair joined Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter.... [more] 



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