David Lidington
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Gender | Male |
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Age | 67 |
Web site | davidlidington.com |
Date of birth | June 30,1956 |
Zodiac sign | Cancer |
Born | Lambeth |
London | |
United Kingdom | |
Spouse | Helen Lidington |
Office | Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster |
Previous offices | Secretary of State for Justice of the United Kingdom (2017–2018), Lord Chancellor (2017–2018) |
Job | Politician |
Party | Conservative Party |
Books | Government Response to the Strathclyde Review: Secondary Legislation and the Primacy of the House of Commons and the Related Select Committee Reports |
Education | Haberdashers' Boys' School |
Sidney Sussex College | |
Siblings | Peter Lidington |
Previous position | Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (2018–2019) |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 402881 |
David Lidington Life story
Sir David Roy Lidington KCB CBE is a British politician who was the Member of Parliament for Aylesbury from 1992 until 2019.
Personal Details of Former Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain David Lidington
- Spouse: Helen Lidington
Political Career of Former Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain David Lidington
- Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain (2018-2019)
Key Events in Former Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain David Lidington s Life
- Resigned as Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain in 2019
Interesting Facts about Former Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain David Lidington
- He is a keen cyclist and has completed several long-distance bike rides.
Ex-Foreign Office chief Lord McDonald told colleagues he voted to stay in the EU
... Elsewhere in the first episode of a three part series that traces events from 2016-2022, the former Deputy Prime Minister David Lidington confirms for the first time that there were discussions about him becoming prime minister to replace Theresa May and offer a second referendum...
Rishi Sunak aims to bring factions together in cabinet reshuffle
... Mr Dowden s return was welcomed by former cabinet minister Sir David Lidington, who said: " No-one in the current government has a sharper understanding of the machinery of government, and how to turn slogans and paper projects into practical outcomes...
Civil service pauses fast-track graduate scheme to cut staff numbers
... Ex-cabinet minister Sir David Lidington described the cut as " very foolish"...
Ukraine crisis: Nothing is off the table to stop Putin, says Truss
... Former Conservative cabinet minister David Lidington, who chairs the foreign policy think tank RUSI, said Mr Putin was " only likely to be deterred by counter-measures that are stronger than he has expected" and further sanctions were needed soon...
HS2: government to high-speed rail line, the go-ahead
... the Former Conservative minister, David Lidington, said he feared HS2 was 20th Century technology and infrastructure for a 21st Century economy ...
'A recovering politician' - the new Twitter life of former MPs
... David Lidington says he is exploring fresh pastures after 27 years as MP for Aylesbury while Mims Davies - who is reportedly in contention for the seat of Mid Sussex after quitting Eastleigh - says she is now a jobseeker ...
Headlines: Brexit bargain and marathon of miracles'
... The former Cabinet Office minister, David Lidington, in the meantime, that s a no-deal Brexit would be massive damage to the Conservative party s reputation as the champion of the company...
News Daily: Labour demands Commons recall and UK cancer survival rates 'lag'
... This has not gone down well with some longstanding MPs, such as Conservative former Justice Secretary Sir David Lidington, who tweets he has seen no evidence of the courts getting involved in politics ...
Kwasi Kwarteng criticised for 'biased judges' comment
A minister has been criticised for suggesting that "many People " believe judges are biased about Brexit.
Kwasi Kwarteng 's comments came after a court in Scotland said the current prorogation of Parliament was unlawful.
He told the BBC's Andrew Neil Show: "I'm not saying this, but, many People . . are saying that the judges are biased. "
But Boris Johnson has defended the independence of the judiciary.
The Prime Minister said he would not "quarrel or criticise" the judges in the case, adding: "The British judiciary, the United Kingdom judiciary, is one of the great glories of our Constitution - they are independent. "
He said: "Believe me, around The World People look at our judges with awe and admiration. "
Mr Johnson, referring to an English court's decision that prorogation is lawful, added: "The High Court in England plainly agrees With Us but the Supreme Court will have to decide.
"I think it's proper for politicians To Let them get on and do that. "
Ex-Liberal Democrat leader Lord Campbell called Mr Kwarteng's comments "ill-judged".
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said that British judges were "incredibly fair" and the "The Best in The World ".
"We should always defend the independence of our judiciary," he told Bbc Breakfast .
On Wednesday, Mr Kwarteng - who campaigned for Brexit in 2016 - told Andrew Neil that there was concern about the extent to which judges are "interfering in politics".
He said: "I think that they are impartial, but I'm saying that many People , many Leave voters, many People up and down the country, are beginning to question the partiality of the judges.
"That's just a fact. People are saying this all the time, they are saying, 'Why are judges getting involved in politics?' We've got to be honest about The Debate . "
He added: "The extent to which lawyers and judges are interfering in politics is something that concerns many People . "
Lord Campbell, who was Liberal Democrat leader from 2006 to 2007, criticised Mr Kwarteng.
"I would expect a government minister to understand the importance of the independence of the judiciary and not make any comments that might undermine public perceptions," he said.
'Rule of law'Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick distanced himself from Mr Kwarteng's comments when asked about them on Robert Peston 's ITV programme on Wednesday.
He said: "We must back the judges in This Country to uphold the rule of law.
"I would go back to, though, The Comment that was made by The High Court which said I think that The Words they used were, 'You have to be very cautious before you intrude into debates between the executive and Parliament'. "
Mr Kwarteng's views were also criticised by former Justice Secretary Sir David Lidington .
Sir David, who was effectively Theresa May 's deputy when she was Prime Minister , that he had "seen no evidence of the courts getting involved in politics but rather English and Scottish courts grappling with important legal/constitutional questions referred to them by UK citizens - and coming to different reasoned judgements".
Mr Kwarteng's remarks came after a panel of three judges sitting at the Court of Session, Scotland's highest civil court, found in favour of a cross-party bid to prove Mr Johnson's move to suspend Parliament, known as proroguing, is illegal.
A UK government appeal against the ruling will be heard by the Supreme Court in London next week.
The current five-week suspension of Parliament started in the Early Hours of Tuesday and is due to last until 14 October.
But opposition MPs have called for Parliament to be immediately recalled in The Wake of Wednesday's Judgement .
unlawful parliament suspension, kwasi kwarteng, court of session, uk supreme court, brexit
Source of news: bbc.com