Charles Clarke

...trying to get one over on his opponents." Brown was also buffeted by the dissident former home secretary Charles Clarke, who said the speech revealed a government dominated by political fear. Clarke attacked the so-called "dividing...

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...you must be registered with the site. FORMER Home Secretary Charles Clarke waded into the escalating drugs classification row today, accusing Gordon Brown of ignoring his own scientific advisers. Mr Clarke insisted the Prime Minister had...

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...penalties for cannabis. Advertisement - article continues below » And former Home Secretary Charles Clarke accused Gordon Brown of ignoring his own scientific advisers. Mr Clarke insisted the Prime Minister had been wrong to "prejudge" the...

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...a particularly good way of putting it.' Former Home Secretary Charles Clarke dragged Gordon Brown to the heart of the row, claiming he kick-started the rift by ignoring expert advice on cannabis. He insisted that experts had a right for...

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Clarke hits out in drug adviser row Former Home Secretary Charles Clarke has waded into the escalating drugs classification row, accusing Gordon Brown of ignoring his own scientific advisers. Mr Clarke insisted the Prime Minister had been...

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...news". On the backbenches he became part of a small but high-profile group of Blairite ex-ministers, including Alan Milburn and Charles Clarke, who criticised Brown and pushed for the government to stick to New Labour policies. This year,...

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