Today I am talking to Carl Gardner, barrister, a former government lawyer and author of the Head of Legal blog. We’re discussing the extraordinary case of the arrest of Damien Green MP in the light of the DPP’s decision yesterday not to prosecute him or the home office official who was also arrested. The newspapers state that Green was told by police at the time of his arrest that he could be facing life imprisonment if convicted.
Is Jacqui Smith, Home Secretary, on the ropes?
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Links to Carl’s blog posts, the DPP statement and the Home Affairs Committee report may be found on Insite Law magazine under the ‘Listen to podcast’ link below.
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is that carl’s press picture? he doesn’t look like he should be knocking on people’s doors asking if they want to use daz…
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That is a picture taken by Geeklawyer only t’other evening at The Cittie of Yorke…. we were having beers… or rather, they were. I was drinking Tempranillo… plus ca change.