Shami Chakrabarti Life story


Sharmishta Chakrabarti, Baroness Chakrabarti, CBE, PC is a British politician, barrister, and human rights activist. A member of the Labour Party, she served as the director of Liberty, a major advocacy group which promotes civil liberties and human rights, from 2003 to 2016.

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... " My predecessors may not have agreed with Labour s choices of Tom Watson or Shami Chakrabarti, but the same precedent stood then as it does now...

Coronavirus: health professionals 'frustrated' by low UK virus Test

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... the government must test everyone who works in the hospitals without delay, And Labour peer Shami Chakrabarti said the slow pace of the Tests showed a lack of clarity on what the plan is and how it is run ...

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... Labour s shadow attorney general Shami Chakrabarti said: Someone whose attitudes towards women are straight out of the dark ages is not fit to be prime minister of our country...

Election debate: Audience members put party leaders under intense pressure

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... A Labour Party spokesman said at the time: All allegations of anti-Semitism are taken very seriously by the Labour Party and that is why Jeremy asked Shami Chakrabarti to produce her report the conclusions of which we will consider carefully...

Brexit: let's make a deal, if the EU is willing - Johnson

Brexit: let's make a deal, if the EU is willing - Johnson
Feb 16,2020 6:54 am

... talking about the same programme, shadow attorney-General Shami Chakrabarti said the government would have the compromise to the Labour support for a new agreement, and a deal more of a meeting of the party-tests would be if it won the support of Ireland...

Lib Dems: a woman is not a weakness, says Swinson

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... Earlier, shadow attorney-General Shami Chakrabarti, the Lib described The promise to withdraw article 50, without another referendum as intolerant and anti-democratic ...

PM warned of 'high probability' not a deal - court papers

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... Lord Advocate James Wolffe QC, who is Scotland s senior law officer, the Welsh government and the shadow attorney-General Shami Chakrabarti have also given permission to intervene in writing...

Brexit: PM's plan 'unlawful abuse of power'

Brexit: PM's plan 'unlawful abuse of power'
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... Lord Advocate James Wolffe QC, who is Scotland s senior law officer, the Welsh government and the shadow attorney-General Shami Chakrabarti have also given permission to intervene in writing...

Brexit: let's make a deal, if the EU is willing - Johnson

Feb 16,2020 5:45 am

Boris Johnson has claimed, in his Brexit proposals picked up support in Parliament, as he urged not to jeopardise the EU.

Before the decisive summit meeting in 11 days' time, he insisted, a revised agreement was possible "if the EU is willing to. "

Latvian PM Krisjanis Karins, said a New Deal "is perhaps a bit of a long shot", but was "certainly possible".

Brexit -Secretary Stephen Barclay ", called on the EU to intensify the negotiations about the British plans.

as both parties to a new agreement for The Summit of the European heads of state and government on 17 and 18 October, are trying to find.

But precautions for avoiding a hard limit on The Island of Ireland continues to be a sticking point, with the EU calling for "fundamental changes" to Britain's latest proposals.

Speaking on the BBC Andrew Marr Show, Mr Barclay said advanced negotiations to reach need to start, "in the coming days" for a deal before the current Brexit period of 31. October.

Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said he believed a deal was possible, but said.

French officials said That in a telephone conversation with Mr Johnson on Sunday, French President Emmanuel Macron urged him to more rapidly conversations about the UK ' s new plans for the Irish border, with officials of the European Commission .

Mr Barclay said talks were underway with labour and other opposition members, with the aim of their support for a New Deal .

He said the Ministers were "considering" the idea That the PM's new proposals to a vote in Parliament to support to test for you before the EU summit in mid-October.

talking about the same programme, shadow attorney-General Shami Chakrabarti said the government would have the "compromise" to the Labour support for a new agreement, and a deal more of a" meeting of The Party -tests would be "if it won the support of Ireland.

"The offer That he is proposing at the moment - this is not very good in Brussels or Dublin, or in the case of us - is not a deregulatory offer, That the economy wants to be in This Country ," She Said .

the UK has said That there is "no path" to a deal, without a replacement for the Irish border, which is in contrast of many members.

The backstop is the controversial insurance is intended to keep a free-flowing border on The Island of Ireland, but critics - including the PM - Fear could trap the UK in the EU trade for an indefinite period of time

Writing in the and the, Mr Johnson said his untested plan to use, in order to eliminate the technology, customs, border controls, the UK would take from the EU trade rules, while preserving the peace process in Northern Ireland .

"I say to our European friends: take the opportunity of our new proposal. Visit us at the negotiating table in a spirit of compromise and cooperation," he said.

He claimed That parliamentarians "each wing of the Conservative Party ", the Northern Irish Democratic Unionist Party and of the work said "the proposed deal looks like, you can".

more But he said: "it is Dithering and delay", and the UK would leave the EU on the 31. October, with or without a deal.

Mr Johnson does not explain how the government would, in accordance with law by the MPs, the forces, the No Agreement was reached the Prime Minister in search of an extension of the Brexit period, when, the of 19. October.

in court documents, said the government, despite its public and parliamentary statements.

What is the PM's border plans are?

Under Mr. Johnson's suggestions, what he calls a "wide zone" for a New Deal with the EU:

the Baroness Chakrabarti said the Prime Minister "speaks with forked tongue" about the possibility of asking for an extension, to add, to think he "seems to be, he is above The Law ".

you insisted That there were no gaps in the legislation, adding That the conditions under which the watch for another Escape delay to be "explicit and specific".

Mr Barclay confirmed That he would travel to the Netherlands on Sunday night as part of efforts to position the support for the PM's plan in Europe, and urged the EU to show "creativity and flexibility".

He indicated That the UK was open to a certain amount of flexibility on how the approval of the Northern Irish politicians would have to be secured, the parts of the PM plan in place.

"is The crucial question of The Principle of consent, which is why the backstop was rejected Three Times ," he said.

"So The Key is The Principle of consent, now, of course, in The Mechanism , as a part of the intense negotiations, we were able to look at and discuss. "

the Latvian Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins, the Andrew Marr Show the British border, said the ideas were a "basis for negotiations", although he notes That the EU is "not a whole lot of "wriggle " room".

But he said: "It depends on a crucial element: Mr Johnson, as well as the EU are willing and ready to move in a kind of compromise. If the offer from the United Kingdom is "take it or leave it', it will be very difficult. "

Mr Varadkar a deal, said on Saturday "still possible," but the EU does not believe That the current proposals of Mr Johnson "will form the basis for a deeper negotiations".

The EU is concerned That the UK wants to leave to many details about the duties and legal tests to be agreed during the transitional period after Brexit .



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Source of news: bbc.com

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