Monday, August 17, 2015

Cameron 'will stage a bang the table row with Brussels': Plot to fool voters into thinking he has secured a good deal

PM will 'choreograph' row to convince voters he's secured good deal on EU
Argument with French president Hollande expected in following months
Former health secretary Andrew Lansley revealed plan to business leaders
Ukip's Douglas Carswell accused David Cameron of ‘cynical manipulation’

David Cameron will orchestrate a ‘bang the table’ row with the French to try to convince voters he has secured a good deal from Brussels, senior Tories have admitted.

Former health secretary Andrew Lansley is reported to have told business leaders last week that the Prime Minister plans to ‘choreograph’ a row with French president Francois Hollande before putting his new deal on Europe to voters in an in/out referendum in the following months.

Another senior Tory said it was vital for the Prime Minister’s talks to have some ‘theatre’ to persuade voters that Mr Cameron had fought hard for Britain in the negotiations, which will be conducted behind closed doors.

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David Cameron will orchestrate a ‘bang the table’ row with French president Francois Hollande to try to convince voters he has secured a good deal from Brussels, senior Tories have admitted

‘We have not reached the bang the table moment yet, but it will come – probably at the end of this year or early in the next,’ the source said.

The admissions will fuel fears among Eurosceptics that Mr Cameron is more concerned about keeping the UK in Europe than in securing genuine reform of Britain’s relationship with the EU.

Ukip MP Douglas Carswell accused Mr Cameron of ‘cynical manipulation’, saying: ‘I’m afraid this is exactly the sort of thing we would expect from the sofa gang in Downing Street.

Former health secretary Andrew Lansley is said to have told business leaders that the Prime Minister plans to ‘choreograph’ a row with President Hollande

‘They believe that people are Eurosceptic because they want to be rude to foreigners, and think they will appease them by confecting a row with the French president.’

Mr Lansley’s comments emerged in a speech to business leaders, notes of which have been circulated among Tory MPs, The Sunday Times reported.

A source at the event said Mr Lansley claimed there would be a ‘big row with the French’ after next February’s European Council summit in Brussels, at which everything would be ‘choreographed’.

According to notes of the speech, he said: ‘UK public expectations from renegotiation need to be realistic (and downplayed at the outset) and then be exceeded.

‘Other EU governments should recognise the need for UK “wins”, preferably following some “rows”.’

The former MP, who now works for a PR firm expected to play a role in the referendum’s Yes campaign, said EU supporters would have to use every available method to keep Britain in, adding: ‘For years, many senior Conservatives have defined Europe in negative terms.

‘It will be a dramatic change of gear to say to voters “Europe is in our interests”.’

Mr Lansley declined to comment last night.

Saturday, August 15, 2015

Why has Rochdale been placed on the front line of Europe’s growing migrant crisis?

Simon Danczuk MP

Rochdale MP Simon Danczuk has slammed the government’s immigration policy after figures revealed the town is housing almost 1,000 asylum seekers.

The statistics, provided by the Home Office, showed that Rochdale provided accommodation for 957 asylum seekers in the first three months of this year.

This number, the highest among the ten boroughs of Greater Manchester, is more than the whole of the South East of England combined.

Rochdale, which has a population of a little over 200,000, was ranked fifth in the country taking in the greatest number of asylum seekers - just behind major cities Glasgow, Liverpool, Birmingham and Cardiff.

By contrast, Maidenhead, which lies within the constituency of Home Secretary Theresa May, provides support to just four people seeking asylum.

West Oxfordshire, home to Prime Minister David Cameron’s Witney constituency, has not housed a single asylum seeker since 2008.

Mr Danczuk has called for the increasing number of migrants fleeing conflict and hardships in the Middle East and Africa to be distributed more evenly throughout the UK.

The Labour MP also urged the government to take a tougher stance on illegal immigration.

He said: “The world may be watching the chaos in Calais. But make no mistake, it is Rochdale that is on the front line of the growing migration crisis.

“Our town is up there with some of the country’s biggest cities when it comes to taking in displaced people.

“This disproportionately high number of asylum seekers puts pressure on public services at a time when Rochdale has been hit by major government cuts.

“It is not reasonable to expect our schools and doctor’s surgeries to cope with this increased demand, which also puts a strain on housing and damages community cohesion.

“Meanwhile those areas represented by the Prime Minister and Home Secretary are not doing their fair share to help these vulnerable people.

“The government needs to get its act together and stop illegal immigrants entering the UK and remove those who should not be here by returning them to their country of origin as soon as possible.”
http://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/2/news-headlines/97545/why-has-rochdale-been-placed-on-the-front-line-of-europes-growing-migrant-crisis

Thursday, August 13, 2015

Lord Janner WILL appear in court tomorrow to face child sex abuse charges after his lawyers lost their bid to stop him attending

Peer is accused of 22 child sex abuse charges between 1960s and 1980s
He has always denied wrongdoing and says he is too ill to attend court
Judges today ruled demands of public justice outweigh his human rights

Lawyers for Lord Janner have lost a High Court bid to prevent him having to attend court tomorrow to face child abuse charges

Lord Janner is due to appear before a court to face child abuse charges tomorrow after his lawyers lost a High Court bid to prevent him having to attend.

The former Labour peer and MP was ordered to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court in London in relation to 22 charges spanning a period from the 1960s to the 1980s.

His legal team says that the 87-year-old is suffering from dementia, and forcing him to attend court in person is unlawful and violates his human rights.

They wanted tomorrow's hearing halted to give him time to seek judicial review of the decision that he must attend.

But they have lost that legal bid, meaning Janner will have to appear before the court in central London unless an appeal can be mounted in the meantime.

Lady Justice Rafferty, sitting with Mr Justice Irwin, said the court had 'unhesitatingly concluded' that the balance between the human rights of Lord Janner and 'the public interest in public justice' came down in favour of Janner's attendance in court for the brief period required by the law.

Janner's lawyer Paul Ozin had argued it was 'barbaric, inhumane and uncivilised' to expose the peer to a court appearance.

Mr Ozin said there is no dispute that Janner is suffering from such severe dementia that he will inevitably found unfit to plead.

The court heard he is a frail and elderly man who is prone to suffer a 'catastrophic reaction' and likely irritability and anger if he attends court.

'It can be properly be said that it is barbaric, inhumane and uncivilised to expose a very vulnerable person to the experience... Especially when it is wholly unnecessary and serves no logical purpose,' said Mr Ozin.

'We go as far as to say no civilised society should tolerate an approach of that kind.'

Last seen: Lord Janner pictured outside his house in London in 2014. It is said he now needs round the clock care as he suffers from advanced dementia

But despite his pleas, Lady Justice Rafferty and Mr Justice Irwin refused the application.

Lady Justice Rafferty said: 'There has been quite enough sadness, misery and delay attached to all this and so I'm confident parties will read the mood of the court.'

It is barbaric, inhumane and uncivilised to expose a very vulnerable person to the experience

Lawyer Paul Ozin on why the Lord Janner, 87, should not attend court

Janner, a QC, is charged with sex attacks on vulnerable young boys at a children's home in his constituency.

At the height of his alleged crimes, Janner is accused of abusing three victims in a month. Other charges reveal he is accused of preying repeatedly on the same boys over months and even years.

The peer is expected to be committed for trial at Southwark Crown Court where a judge will then decide if he is fit to plead.

If he is not, a jury would decide whether he committed the acts based on prosecution evidence. A defence team would test the case but this would be incomplete as the politician could not instruct them or speak on his behalf.

Director of Public Prosecutions Alison Saunders came under fire for the original decision not to prosecute

If the jury were satisfied that the acts were done, the judge would have three options – a supervision order, a hospital order or an absolute discharge.

None of these amounts to conviction or punishment, but Janner could be moved to secure accommodation if he is found to be a risk to the public.

Janner has always denied any wrongdoing.

Director of Public Prosecutions Alison Saunders provoked fury among when she ruled in April that Lord Janner could not be prosecuted because of his dementia.

But the Crown Prosecution Service said in the june that a judge and jury would conduct a 'trial of the facts' in the case of 86-year-old, although his illness means he likely will not be convicted or punished.

The High Court decision means Janner will have to appear at Westminster Magistrates Court tomorrow

Prosecutors decided 'it was in the public interest to bring proceedings before the court.'

Director of Public Prosecutions Alison Saunders resisted calls to resign over the issue, insisting the decision over whether to prosecute had been 'an extremely difficult and borderline case because of the strong arguments on both sides.'

She said it was 'a matter of real regret' that Janner had not been prosecuted sooner.

Lawyers for Lord Janner said they will not be appealing later today against the High Court's ruling.

THE ACCUSATIONS: 22 SEX ATTACKS SPANNING NEARLY TWO DECADES

By Alison Saunders' own admission, the evidence against Lord Janner was strong enough in relation to no fewer than nine victims to place before a court.

The Labour peer is suspected of carrying out 22 sex attacks against young victims, including a girl, who were in local authority care. They allegedly took place over a 19 years and include:

14 indecent assaults on a male under 16 between 1969 and 1988

Two indecent assaults between 1984 and 1988

Four counts of serious sexual assault on a male under 16 between 1972 and 1987

Two counts of serious sexual assault between 1977 and 1988

Around 25 victims are thought to have contacted police as part of the investigation. The main claims investigated by Leicestershire Police centre on Janner's alleged friendship with Frank Beck, a paedophile care home manager jailed in 1991 for a string of sex offences.

One of those prepared to give evidence against Janner is Hamish Baillie, 47, who lived in Beck's care home and alleges that at 15 he was molested by the peer during a game of hide-and-seek.

Another complainant who formed part of the inquiry is Ray Dunkley, 56, who said he was indecently assaulted when Janner visited his primary school in 1966 – four years before he was elected an MP.

Since the decision in April not to prosecute Janner, more alleged victims are believed to have come forward, with at least 30 now said to have spoken to police.

Police have launched a separate investigation into allegations that Janner took a teenage boy to Scotland in the 1970s and sexually assaulted him.

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Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Turn up to court this week or face arrest, judge tells Janner: Chief magistrate says he will not tolerate any more delays after lawyers try to use Human Rights Act to stop him appearing

Former Labour peer faces 22 charges of sex abuse against boys and men
He was ordered last week to appear in court to answer the case against him
However his lawyers claim the 87-year-old is too ill to appear in person
Ex MP denies any wrongdoing and his family say he is 'entirely innocent'
Britain's chief magistrate said he would not tolerate further delay in case

Britain’s chief magistrate Judge Howard Riddle has made it clear that he will not tolerate further delay in the case of Lord Janner (pictured above) who faces 22 charges of sex abuse against boys and men

Lord Janner was yesterday threatened with arrest if he refuses to appear in court over child sex charges.

His lawyers have used the Human Rights Act to claim that appearing before a judge would cause ‘considerable stress and harm’ both to Greville Janner – who has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s – and his family.

But Britain’s chief magistrate Judge Howard Riddle yesterday made clear that he would not tolerate further delay.

If Janner refuses to appear at a rearranged hearing on Friday, the judge said the Crown Prosecution Service should apply for a warrant for his arrest.

The peer’s legal team has used Article 8 of the Human Rights Act – the right to a family life – to try to stop him appearing.

His barrister Paul Ozin said: ‘Given his family will have to take steps which would cause Lord Janner considerable stress and harm, we would say that there is a violation of his Article 8 rights because his own family [face] the onerous task of inflicting what they regard as … unnecessary harm to Lord Janner. Our position is that the decision is itself unlawful.’

The former Leicester West MP, who is accused of molesting nine boys between 1963 and 1988 and faces 22 charges, failed to attend a preliminary hearing at Westminster Magistrates’ Court last week.

But if the 87-year-old doesn’t attend the same court on Friday, he now faces arrest.

Judge Riddle said ‘special arrangements’ should be made by the CPS to ensure the arrest is actually carried out. Janner will be given a special room to sit in before proceedings and will enter court in a wheelchair through a side door.

He will be allowed to sit alongside a relative, a nurse and a member of his legal team – rather than being forced to sit in the dock.

The hearing is only expected to last a minute and during that time Janner’s responses to simple questions can be made by proxy through his legal team.

Passing judgment at Westminster Magistrates’ Court yesterday, Judge Riddle said: ‘If he is required to attend and he doesn’t, then I will be expecting the Crown to make their suggestions [as to] how best to proceed.

'And if that is by way of an application for warrant, then the judge sitting on that occasion will want to know what special arrangements have been made by the Crown to enforce that.

Former Labour peer Lord Janner is facing child abuse charges after a campaign led by MPs including Simon Danczuk (right) to overturn a decision by the director of public prosecutions Alison Saunders (left) which ruled he was too ill to stand trial

Janner pictured meeting children in 1980. They have no connection with the charges

DPP: I will not resign over Lord Janner case

‘Everybody has had significant time to prepare for these proceedings, and I expect the parties to be able to deal with any expected developments and not to seek any further adjournment.’

However, Janner’s appearance on Friday is still subject to a legal challenge, expected be heard by the High Court tomorrow.

Mr Ozin said Janner’s legal team would also appeal the High Court decision if it does not go in their favour.

Given his family will have to take steps which would cause Lord Janner considerable stress and harm ... we would say that there is a violation of his Article 8 rights

Lord Janner's barrister Paul Ozin

Janner, a QC, is charged with sex attacks on vulnerable young boys at a children’s home in his constituency.

At the height of his alleged crimes, Janner is accused of abusing three victims in a month. Other charges reveal he is accused of preying repeatedly on the same boys over months and even years.

The peer is expected to be committed for trial at Southwark Crown Court where a judge will then decide if he is fit to plead.

If the jury were satisfied that the acts were done, the judge would have three options – a supervision order, a hospital order or an absolute discharge.

None of these amounts to conviction or punishment, but Janner could be moved to secure accommodation if he is found to be a risk to the public.

Janner has always denied any wrongdoing.

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