Alistair Carmichael
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Gender | Male |
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Age | 58 |
Web site | www.alistaircarmichael.co.uk |
Date of birth | July 15,1965 |
Zodiac sign | Cancer |
Born | Islay |
United Kingdom | |
Parents | Alistair Snr. |
Office | Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom |
Job | Politician |
Official site | parliament.uk |
Party | Liberal Democrats |
Position | Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom |
Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom since 2001 | |
Education | University of Aberdeen |
University of Glasgow | |
University of Aberdeen School of Law | |
Previous position | Secretary of State for Scotland (2013–2015), Comptroller of HM Household (2010–2013) |
2006 201516 2020present | Home Affairs |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 402416 |
Alistair Carmichael Life story
Alexander Morrison "Alistair" Carmichael is a Scottish politician who has served as the Member of Parliament for Orkney and Shetland since 2001. A Scottish Liberal Democrat politician, he serves as the Liberal Democrat Home Affairs, Northern Ireland and Justice spokesperson.
Home Secretary Suella Braverman wants to restrict use of tents by homeless
... The Liberal Democrats home affairs spokesman, Alistair Carmichael, said it was " grim politics" to " criminalise homeless charities for simply trying to keep vulnerable people warm and dry in winter"...
Fines hiked for firms employing illegal migrants
... The Liberal Democrats also out at Sunday s move, with the party s Home Affairs spokesperson Alistair Carmichael calling it " another pointless announcement on the asylum system which will make no meaningful difference"...
Prison living costs rule scrapped for wrongly convicted
... " Liberal Democrat justice spokesman Alistair Carmichael echoed that sentiment, calling on the government to review past cases and " compensate these individuals fully"...
Dorset migrant barge plans should be scrapped, council leader says
... Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesman Alistair Carmichael said: " Braverman s plan for a barge on the Dorset coast is an unworkable plan that is wasting time and money, much like all of this government s asylum policy...
'Redress scheme' announced for child sexual abuse victims
... Liberal Democrats home affairs spokesman Alistair Carmichael welcomed the move when it was first announced by the government last month, but said criminals would " continue to evade justice" unless court backlogs were cut and community policing restored...
Suella Braverman speeding course claims prompt inquiry calls
... Alistair Carmichael, the Liberal Democrats home affairs spokesman, said she " should be urgently investigated by the ethics adviser and add her name to the near endless list of ministers who have had to undergo the same"...
UK to ban all cold calls selling financial products
... " And Alistair Carmichael, home affairs spokesperson for the Liberal Democrats, said: " With only one new investigator for every 9,000 cases last year, the [new] fraud squad is just a drop in the ocean compared to what s needed to protect fraud victims...
Plan to ban 'menacing' machetes and zombie knives
... Liberal Democrats Home Affairs spokesman MP Alistair Carmichael said the government had " consistently failed to keep our communities safe"...
UK to ban all cold calls selling financial products
The UK is to ban all cold calls selling financial products as part of a national crackdown on scams.
Unsolicited calls offering any financial product will be covered by the ban, with a view to stopping fraudsters offering sham insurance products or cryptocurrency schemes.
There will also be a new Fraud Squad Set Up with 500 investigators.
However, Labour and the Liberal Democrats called the plans " too little, too late".
Fraud is now The Most common crime in the UK, with one in 15 people falling victim.
Last Summer , 41 million people were targeted by suspicious calls and texts, according to media regulator Ofcom.
The Cold Call ban follows a ban on cold-calling about pension products, which was introduced in 2019.
The government said the blanket ban - which will cover legitimate calls as Well - will mean that " anyone who receives a call trying to sell them products such as cryptocurrency schemes or insurance will know it's a scam".
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said that the new rules will tackle " cold-hearted" scammers who " ruin lives in seconds. "
But the Labour Party said the measures were " too little, too late".
Emily Thornberry , Labour's shadow Attorney General , said: " This has been billed as a fully-integrated blueprint to tackle the entirety of Britain's fraud crisis, yet it ignores the tens of billions being lost to fraud against businesses and the government, and relies on estimates of the cost of fraud to members of The Public that are seven years out of date. "
And Alistair Carmichael , Home Affairs spokesperson for the Liberal Democrats , said: " With only one new investigator for every 9,000 cases Last Year , the [new] Fraud Squad is just a drop in The Ocean compared to what's needed to protect fraud victims.
" These plans will also put even more of a burden on local police forces who are already overstretched. "
Consumer group Which? welcomed the strategy but also criticised the government for not acting sooner.
" The Fight against fraud has progressed far too slowly in recent years and in particular more action is needed to guarantee that big tech platforms take serious action against fraud, " it said.
The Plan to tackle fraud also includes measures to stop phone number " spoofing".
This is where scammers change The Telephone number and name relayed as Caller ID information to trick people into believing a call is genuine.
So-called " Sim Farms" where people use a large number of Sim cards to send text messages in bulk, will also be banned.
The new National Fraud Squad will work with local and international forces and UK intelligence services, the government said.
There will also be a £30m fraud reporting service to replace the current Action Fraud service.
More Than Two Thirds of fraud in Britain it either committed from overseas or has an international link, the government said.
The government says fraud costs the UK nearly £7bn per year, and nearly 90% of internet users have encountered online scams.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com