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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Jacqui Smith

Jacqui Smith stories: 14 news summaries

(Newser) - UK Home Secretary Jacqui Smith will resign her post, the Times of London reports, in an effort to hang onto her seat in parliament despite the expense scandal swirling around her. Smith has been badly embarrassed by revelations that she had charged taxpayers for her family home, several digital... More »

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Gordon Brown • UK politics • Jacqui Smith • Britain • political scandal • scandal • inappropriate expenses • British Labor Party • expenses

Barred Savage Calls for British Boycott

Savage, Phelps lash out at UK's hate speech penalty

May 7, 09 3:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - Right-wing radio mouth Michael Savage has branded British Home Secretary Jacqui Smith a "witch" and urged his listeners yesterday to boycott the country's products and cancel trips to Britain, the Daily Telegraph reports. "I suggest you stop buying English made goods," fumed Savage, who has been barred... More »

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extremists • Jacqui Smith • Britain • Westboro Baptist Church • Fred Phelps • Michael Savage • hate speech

 Savage May Sue 
 Britain for Banning Him 

Radio host fumes over making extremist list

May 5, 09 9:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Radio yakker Michael Savage isn't amused that he's ended up on a list of people banned from Britain for spreading hate. The conservative talk show host told the San Francisco Chronicle he's considering legal action. "Today it's me. Tomorrow it's someone else," he said. "The land of... More »

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extremists • Jacqui Smith • Britain • Michael Savage • hate speech

Hubby of Top UK Minister Billed Taxpayers for Porn

Home secretary's
future in gov't in doubt

Mar 30, 09 5:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Jacqui Smith, the British home secretary, was fighting for her political future today after revelations that her husband had billed the taxpayer to watch pornography at their house. The $15 rental fees for two adult movies were bundled into the minister's Internet bill, which he expensed to parliament. Smith has... More »

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British Parliament • pornography • Jacqui Smith • inappropriate expenses • Home Secretary

Hard-Right Dutch Pol Barred From UK

He's turned back at Heathrow on trip to show anti-Koran film

Feb 13, 09 5:11 AM CST
(Newser) - Ultra-right Dutch politician Geert Wilders, whose short film attacking the Koran caused an uproar last year, was refused entry to Britain yesterday, reports the Guardian. The member of Parliament was flying to London to show his controversial film when the home secretary sent him a letter saying his presence in... More »

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Islam • United Kingdom • Koran • Jacqui Smith • Britain • Geert Wilders • Fitna • Islamophobia

 UK Bars Foreign 
 'Preachers of Hate' 

Measure also targets animal-rights groups, anti-abortionists

Oct 28, 08 3:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - Britain has new rules designed to keep “preachers of hate” off the island, the Telegraph reports. The measures shift the burden of proof from authorities to the foreign-born accused, who must retract controversial statements and sometimes make pro-democracy public statements to enter or remain in the UK. While terrorists... More »

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immigration • border control • British Parliament • extremism • Jacqui Smith • Britain • Home Secretary

UK: Web Phone Service Gives Criminals Edge

Authorities want
to expand their online snooping powers

Oct 16, 08 3:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Criminals and terrorists are using VoIP services like Skype to evade law enforcement, sources tell the Times of London, and officials are lobbying for increased access. Police often rely on phone records as evidence, but online calls often leave no trace. “Communications data forms an important element of prosecution... More »

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Internet • VoIP • online privacy • Jacqui Smith • Britain • Internet phone • Internet privacy

Pedophile Pop Star Holes Up
in Airport Hotel

Facing crackdown in London, Glitter hunkers down in Bangkok

Aug 20, 08 8:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Former rock star Gary Glitter, released after 27 months in a Vietnamese prison for molesting two children, is in a Bangkok airport hotel after refusing to continue his journey to London. Glitter, whose Rock & Roll Part Two remains a rock staple, is complaining about untreated heart and hearing problems,... More »

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Vietnam • Thailand • child molestation • Jacqui Smith • Gary Glitter • Paul Gadd • sex tourism • sexual offences prevention order • Home Secretary

Bin Laden's 'Right-Hand Man' Released

Judge grants bail as Brits try to deport Abu Qatada to Jordan

Jun 18, 08 10:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - The British government will appeal the release of a terrorism suspect described as Osama bin Laden's "right-hand man in Europe," the Telegraph reports. A judge ruled that Abu Qatada should be released because he has not been convicted of a crime and is not facing deportation. The British... More »

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terrorism • United Kingdom • September 11 • terrorist • Osama bin Laden • Jacqui Smith • 9/11 attacks • Abu Qatada

Brit Furor Over Asylum for
Gay Iranian

Teen says boyfriend was killed; calls gay treatment 'genocide'

Mar 15, 08 10:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - A gay teenager who fears the death penalty at home in Iran, after his boyfriend was hanged for sodomy, is fighting for the right to stay in  the UK permanently, the Independent reports. Mehdi Kazemi, 19, lost his asylum claim in Britain and is now in a detention center in... More »

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Iran • death penalty • United Kingdom • England • Netherlands • capital punishment • deportation • Jacqui Smith • Britain • Liberal Democrats • teenager • Mehdi Kazemi • gays

Fury After Head of Anglicans Condones Sharia in UK

Archbishop calls Islamic law 'inevitable'

Feb 8, 08 7:49 AM CST
(Newser) - The Archbishop of Canterbury made the cover of almost every British newspaper today after condoning the application of sharia law in Muslim communities in Britain. Although Rowan Williams rejected the extreme versions of sharia practiced in parts of the Muslim world, he said in a lecture last night that the... More »

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Islam • United Kingdom • Gordon Brown • Islamic Sharia law • Jacqui Smith • Archbishop of Canterbury • Rowan Williams

UK Probe Finds 6K Illegals in Security Jobs

Home Office takes
heat over 11K total given clearance

Dec 13, 07 2:07 PM CST
(Newser) - UK Home Secretary Jacqui Smith came under fire today after an investigation revealed that as many as 11,000 illegal immigrants are employed in or have been cleared for security jobs, including one man who guarded the PM's car. Of those workers, 6,653 were found to have no permission... More »

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United Kingdom • airport security • illegal immigration • Jacqui Smith • security guards

Bobbies Warn of Wildcat Strike Over
Pay Row

Police fume over delay in date of annual raise

Dec 12, 07 11:22 AM CST
(Newser) - A furious row over a pay raise for police officers erupted in Britain last night, with the Labour government divided against itself and constables threatening a wildcat strike. The Times of London reports that the home secretary's decision not to backdate a 2.5% pay increase by 3 months, as... More »

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Jacqui Smith • Britain

Boy, 11, Shot Dead, and UK Press Reels

Youth's murder provokes shock, anger across British media

Aug 24, 07 8:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - An 11-year-old boy was shot dead in Liverpool yesterday, leading to soul-searching and recriminations across the British press. Rhys Jones died in his mother's arms, apparently an innocent victim in a showdown between two local gangs. Rhys's photograph is on the cover of almost every newspaper today alongside claims of... More »

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crime • United Kingdom • Gordon Brown • murder • gangs • gang violence • Liverpool • Rhys Jones • Jacqui Smith • shooting

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