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John Whitaker Straw (born 3 August 1946), most commonly known as Jack Straw, is a senior British Labour Party politician. On 28 June 2007 he was appointed to the offices of Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain and Secretary of State for Justice.

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An Iraqi man lights a cigarette for a soldier from the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment of the Second infantry Division during a search operation in the Shaab neighborhood in Baghdad, Iraq Thursday, Feb. 15, 2007. Iraq
LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 29: A protestor holds up a judge puppet outside the Iraq Inquiry at the Queen Elizabeth II conference centre on January 29, 2010 in London, England. Tony Blair, who was Britain's Prime Minister from May 1997 to June 2007, is facing questions from Chairman of the Inquiry Sir John Chilcot. This is the United Kingdom's fourth inquiry into the Iraq war. Intelligence officials, senior civil servants, politicians and military commanders have given evidence so far. Iraq War
LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 29: Sir John Chilcot leaves the Queen Elizabeth II conference centre after a day of questioning former Prime Minister Tony Blair at the Iraq Inquiry on January 29, 2010 in London, England. Mr Blair was Britain's Prime Minister from May 1997 to June 2007. This is the United Kingdom's fourth inquiry into the Iraq war. Intelligence officials, senior civil servants, politicians and military commanders have given evidence so far. Tony Blair
LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 26: Sir Michael Wood arrives at the Iraq Inquiry on January 26, 2010 in London, England. Sir Michael was Legal Adviser at Foreign Office from 2001 - 2006. Former Prime Minister Tony Blair is due to give evidence to the inquiry, chaired by former civil servant Sir John Chilcot, on January 29. Michael Wood
A Yemeni youth stands inside a grocery store featuring pictures of late Iraqi president Saddam Hussein, left, in San'a, Yemen, Monday, Jan. 4, 2010. Security forces killed two suspected al-Qaida militants in clashes outside the Yemeni capital on Monday, officials said, as the U.S. and British embassies extended their closure for a second day because of threats of attack by the terror group's offshoot here. Saddam Hussein
Bob Geldof, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Muhammad Yunus, London Mayor Boris Johnson, One Young World Co-founder and Havas Worldwide Global CEO David Jones, One Young World Co-founder and Euro RSCG Group Chairman Kate Robertson, and hundreds of delegates from One Young World, arrive at Old Billingsgate in London for the One Young World Opening Ceremony. London
HILLSBOROUGH, UNITED KINGDOM - FEBRUARY 05: Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown speaks during a press conference after a deal was announced concerning Northern Ireland's power-sharing government at Hillsborough Castle on February 5, 2010 in Hillsborough, Northern Ireland. Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Taoiseach Brian Cowen were today launching a deal to save Northern Ireland's power-sharing government, confirming it will take on policing and justice powers from April 12. The deal between the Democratic Unionist Party and Sinn Fein includes new plans on overseeing parades. Gordon Brown
LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 02: Conservative Party leader David Cameron (R) walks with Shadow Chancellor George Osborne after Osborne delivered a speech on the future of the British economy, at the British Museum on February 2, 2010 in London, England. Mr Osborne spoke to supporters and journalists on the future of the British economy. UK Conservative Party
Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Ali Asghar Soltanieh, right, along with the Chairman of the Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission (WMDC) Hans Blix, left, address the European Policy Center Conference on "Iran and Non-Proliferation: Challenges and Opportunities." in Brussels, Thursday Oct. 2, 2008. At center is the Chairman and Director of Studies of the European Policy Center Antonio Missiroli. Hans Blix
Britain's Home Secretary Alan Johnson seen during an informal meeting of Ministers of Justice and Home Affairs in Toledo, Spain, Thursday Jan. 21, 2010. Airport security was discussed during the meeting after a failed plot to bomb a U.S. airliner on Christmas day. Alan Johnson
WASHINGTON - JANUARY 30: Former President George H.W. Bush (L) and his son former Florida Governor Jeb Bush (C) depart the West Wing of the White House after meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama on January 30, 2010 in Washington, DC. Obama yesterday delivered remarks at the GOP House Issues Conference. George W. Bush
Liu Qi, President of the Beijing Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games, right, and Chinese Ambassador to United Nations Guangya Wang, center, shake hands with former Governor of New York George Pataki left, who serves as Public Delegate of the US Mission to United Nations during the debate about Sport for Peace and Development at U.N. Headquarters, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2007. United Nations
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 16: Home Office minister Phil Woolas has his fingerprints and photograph scanned as he enrols for the National Identity card at Manchester passport office on November 16, 2009 in Manchester, England. Mr Woolas, regional minister for the North West, is one of the first to enrol for the new biometric identity card which goes live for a trial in Manchester on November 30th. Home Office
Iraqis gather in front of the Ministry of Justice building which was destroyed in a blast Sunday that killed at least 155 people, in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009. The chief Iraqi military spokesman said on Thursday that 11 army officers and 50 security officials have been taken into custody over Sunday's bombings, the worst in Iraq in over two years. Ministry of Justice
WARSAW, POLAND - FEBRUARY 07: John Toshack coach of Wales addresses the media after the Euro2012 Qualifying Draw at the Palace of Culture and Science on February 7, 2010 in Warsaw, Poland. Wales
ST ANDREWS, SCOTLAND - NOVEMBER 07: Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling, (L) listens as Prime Minister Gordon Brown, (C) speaks during the G20 Finance Ministers meeting on November 7, 2009 in St Andrews, Scotland. British finance minister Alistair Darling urged his G20 counterparts on Saturday to work toward a $100 billion deal on tackling climate change as developing nations held firm they did not want to talk about it. Alistair Darling
Britain's Minister for Women and Equality, Harriet Harman is pictured during the annual Labour party conference in Brighton, southern England, on October 1, 2009. Britain's opposition leader David Cameron took a step closer to power this week after Prime Minister Gordon Brown was rocked by a series of setbacks during his party conference. After Labour's attempts to breathe new life into their flagging hopes of winning a fourth straight election fell flat, Cameron's Conservatives can look forward with relish to their party's conference in Manchester next week. Harriet Harman
LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 21: Hannah Beharry (L) and Lesley Sackey (R) pose with Olympic Gold Medallist James DeGale during a women's Olympic boxing press conference at ExCeL on January 21, 2010 in London, England. Boxing at the Olympics

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LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 21: Jack Straw, the Secretary of State for Justice, arrives at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre to give evidence to the Iraq Inquiry on January 21, 2010 in London, England. Mr Straw held the position of foreign secretary at the time of the invasion of Iraq and is the first serving cabinet minister to give evidence to the Iraq Inquiry. Former Prime Minister Tony Blair is due to give evidence to the inquiry, chaired by former civil servant Sir John Chilcot, on January 29, 2010.

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LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 21: Jack Straw, the Secretary of State for Justice, arrives at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre to give evidence to the Iraq Inquiry on January 21, 2010 in London, England. Mr Straw held the position of foreign secretary at the time of the invasion of Iraq and is the first serving cabinet minister to give evidence to the Iraq Inquiry. Former Prime Minister Tony Blair is due to give evidence to the inquiry, chaired by former civil servant Sir John Chilcot, on January 29, 2010.

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LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 21: Jack Straw, the Secretary of State for Justice, arrives at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre to give evidence to the Iraq Inquiry on January 21, 2010 in London, England. Mr Straw held the position of foreign secretary at the time of the invasion of Iraq and is the first serving cabinet minister to give evidence to the Iraq Inquiry. Former Prime Minister Tony Blair is due to give evidence to the inquiry, chaired by former civil servant Sir John Chilcot, on January 29, 2010.

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LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 21: Jack Straw, the Secretary of State for Justice, arrives at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre to give evidence to the Iraq Inquiry on January 21, 2010 in London, England. Mr Straw held the position of foreign secretary at the time of the invasion of Iraq and is the first serving cabinet minister to give evidence to the Iraq Inquiry. Former Prime Minister Tony Blair is due to give evidence to the inquiry, chaired by former civil servant Sir John Chilcot, on January 29, 2010.

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LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 21: Jack Straw, the Secretary of State for Justice, arrives at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre to give evidence to the Iraq Inquiry on January 21, 2010 in London, England. Mr Straw held the position of foreign secretary at the time of the invasion of Iraq and is the first serving cabinet minister to give evidence to the Iraq Inquiry. Former Prime Minister Tony Blair is due to give evidence to the inquiry, chaired by former civil servant Sir John Chilcot, on January 29, 2010.

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LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 21: Jack Straw, the Secretary of State for Justice, arrives at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre to give evidence to the Iraq Inquiry on January 21, 2010 in London, England. Mr Straw held the position of foreign secretary at the time of the invasion of Iraq and is the first serving cabinet minister to give evidence to the Iraq Inquiry. Former Prime Minister Tony Blair is due to give evidence to the inquiry, chaired by former civil servant Sir John Chilcot, on January 29, 2010.

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LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 21: Jack Straw, the Secretary of State for Justice, arrives at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre to give evidence to the Iraq Inquiry on January 21, 2010 in London, England. Mr Straw held the position of foreign secretary at the time of the invasion of Iraq and is the first serving cabinet minister to give evidence to the Iraq Inquiry. Former Prime Minister Tony Blair is due to give evidence to the inquiry, chaired by former civil servant Sir John Chilcot, on January 29, 2010.

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LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 21: Jack Straw, the Secretary of State for Justice, arrives at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre to give evidence to the Iraq Inquiry on January 21, 2010 in London, England. Mr Straw held the position of foreign secretary at the time of the invasion of Iraq and is the first serving cabinet minister to give evidence to the Iraq Inquiry. Former Prime Minister Tony Blair is due to give evidence to the inquiry, chaired by former civil servant Sir John Chilcot, on January 29, 2010.

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Britain's Justice Secretary Jack Straw arrives to speak at the Iraq Inquiry in London,Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010. Straw was Britain's Foreign Secretary at the time of the allied invasion of Iraq.

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Britain's Justice Secretary Jack Straw arrives to speak at the Iraq Inquiry in London,Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010. Straw was Britain's Foreign Secretary at the time of the allied invasion of Iraq.

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Britain's Justice Secretary Jack Straw arrives to speak at the Iraq Inquiry in London, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010. Straw was Britain's Foreign Secretary at the time of the allied invasion of Iraq.

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Britain's Justice Secretary Jack Straw arrives to speak at the Iraq Inquiry in London, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010. Straw was Britain's Foreign Secretary at the time of the allied invasion of Iraq.

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Britain's Justice Secretary Jack Straw arrives to speak at the Iraq Inquiry in London, as a British police officer stands guard, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010. Straw was Britain's Foreign Secretary at the time of the allied invasion of Iraq.

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Britain's Justice Secretary Jack Straw arrives to speak at the Iraq Inquiry in London, as a British police officer stands guard, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010. Straw was Britain's Foreign Secretary at the time of the allied invasion of Iraq.

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LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 16: Will Straw, the editor of Left Foot Forward and son of Justice Secretary Jack Straw, addresses the audience at the Fabian Society's New Year Conference held in Imperial College on January 16, 2010 in London, England. The conference hosted by the centre-left think-tank the Fabian Society is entitled 'Causes to Fight For' and featured speeches from prominent politicians and political commentators.

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LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 16: Will Straw, the editor of Left Foot Forward and son of Justice Secretary Jack Straw, addresses the audience at the Fabian Society's New Year Conference held in Imperial College on January 16, 2010 in London, England. The conference hosted by the centre-left think-tank the Fabian Society is entitled 'Causes to Fight For' and featured speeches from prominent politicians and political commentators.

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"This initiative [Volcker] on its own will not lead to a safer system ... It is inconsequential. It is completely irrelevant [to Barclays]."


John Varley Feb 09 2010 9:52 PM from European Tribune - Community, Politics & Progress.

"This has become a bit of a concern"


David Miliband Feb 09 2010 6:50 PM from Sky News

"I will go through the records because I think you are trying to tell me something."


Jack Straw Feb 09 2010 10:53 AM from Yorkshire Post

"Certainly not to the best of my recollection."


Jack Straw Feb 09 2010 10:53 AM from Yorkshire Post

"I don't recall cabinet as a whole receiving legal advice on the matter"


Jack Straw Feb 08 2010 9:43 PM from Guardian Unlimited

"The advice that he gave was contradictory"


Jack Straw Feb 08 2010 5:20 PM from Al Jazeera
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 21: Jack Straw, the Secretary of State for Justice, arrives at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre to give evidence to the Iraq Inquiry on January 21, 2010 in London, England. Mr Straw held the position of foreign secretary at the time of the invasion of Iraq and is the first serving cabinet minister to give evidence to the Iraq Inquiry. Former Prime Minister Tony Blair is due to give evidence to the inquiry, chaired by former civil servant Sir John Chilcot, on January 29, 2010.

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LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 21: Jack Straw, the Secretary of State for Justice, arrives at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre to give evidence to the Iraq Inquiry on January 21, 2010 in London, England. Mr Straw held the position of foreign secretary at the time of the invasion of Iraq and is the first serving cabinet minister to give evidence to the Iraq Inquiry. Former Prime Minister Tony Blair is due to give evidence to the inquiry, chaired by former civil servant Sir John Chilcot, on January 29, 2010.

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LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 21: Jack Straw, the Secretary of State for Justice, arrives at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre to give evidence to the Iraq Inquiry on January 21, 2010 in London, England. Mr Straw held the position of foreign secretary at the time of the invasion of Iraq and is the first serving cabinet minister to give evidence to the Iraq Inquiry. Former Prime Minister Tony Blair is due to give evidence to the inquiry, chaired by former civil servant Sir John Chilcot, on January 29, 2010.

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LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 21: Jack Straw, the Secretary of State for Justice, arrives at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre to give evidence to the Iraq Inquiry on January 21, 2010 in London, England. Mr Straw held the position of foreign secretary at the time of the invasion of Iraq and is the first serving cabinet minister to give evidence to the Iraq Inquiry. Former Prime Minister Tony Blair is due to give evidence to the inquiry, chaired by former civil servant Sir John Chilcot, on January 29, 2010.

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LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 21: Jack Straw, the Secretary of State for Justice, arrives at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre to give evidence to the Iraq Inquiry on January 21, 2010 in London, England. Mr Straw held the position of foreign secretary at the time of the invasion of Iraq and is the first serving cabinet minister to give evidence to the Iraq Inquiry. Former Prime Minister Tony Blair is due to give evidence to the inquiry, chaired by former civil servant Sir John Chilcot, on January 29, 2010.

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LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 21: Jack Straw, the Secretary of State for Justice, arrives at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre to give evidence to the Iraq Inquiry on January 21, 2010 in London, England. Mr Straw held the position of foreign secretary at the time of the invasion of Iraq and is the first serving cabinet minister to give evidence to the Iraq Inquiry. Former Prime Minister Tony Blair is due to give evidence to the inquiry, chaired by former civil servant Sir John Chilcot, on January 29, 2010.

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LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 21: Jack Straw, the Secretary of State for Justice, arrives at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre to give evidence to the Iraq Inquiry on January 21, 2010 in London, England. Mr Straw held the position of foreign secretary at the time of the invasion of Iraq and is the first serving cabinet minister to give evidence to the Iraq Inquiry. Former Prime Minister Tony Blair is due to give evidence to the inquiry, chaired by former civil servant Sir John Chilcot, on January 29, 2010.

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LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 21: Jack Straw, the Secretary of State for Justice, arrives at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre to give evidence to the Iraq Inquiry on January 21, 2010 in London, England. Mr Straw held the position of foreign secretary at the time of the invasion of Iraq and is the first serving cabinet minister to give evidence to the Iraq Inquiry. Former Prime Minister Tony Blair is due to give evidence to the inquiry, chaired by former civil servant Sir John Chilcot, on January 29, 2010.

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Britain's Justice Secretary Jack Straw arrives to speak at the Iraq Inquiry in London,Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010. Straw was Britain's Foreign Secretary at the time of the allied invasion of Iraq.

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Britain's Justice Secretary Jack Straw arrives to speak at the Iraq Inquiry in London,Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010. Straw was Britain's Foreign Secretary at the time of the allied invasion of Iraq.

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