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Is Brandon Lewis on the periphery of the cabinet and without a special adviser?

Alan Meban (Alan in Belfast) on February 17, 2020, 6:10 pm | Readers 2112

The Guido Fawkes political blog also reports that the new Northern Ireland Secretary of State has yet to appoint a special adviser, saying that he was “spotted returning from his first official trip to his new district thumbing through his ministerial folder containing a document entitled ‘A beginner’s guide to the political scene in Northern Ireland’. Sounds like he urgently needs a hire – any Northern Ireland experts get in touch with him …”

Marion Price sentenced to permanent prison isolation – no trial or reason required

Blank on May 17, 2011, 10:15 pm | Readers 30

After being released on bail Marion Price was immediately rearrested and returned to gaol when a British Secretary of State decided to revoke her licence – this despite her having been granted the royal prerogative of mercy from her original sentence. While Marion has committed no transgression since her detention by the British Government she will now be held in permanent isolation in Magheraberry – a male only prison. A prison under the control of a Minister endorsed by SF, …