Christopher James

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Christopher James

@ChrisJames_90

Associate Director at Strand Partners. Former Deputy Director for Parliament and Legislation @10DowningStreet. Tweeting about sport and politics.

London Katılım Eylül 2010

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Christopher James@ChrisJames_90·17 Tem

After 5 wonderful years as Deputy Director for Legislative Affairs at 10 Downing Street, and over a decade in Westminster, my time working in Government has come to an end and a new challenge awaits. It has been an honour and the privilege of a lifetime to work in No.10.

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Metropolitan Police@metpoliceuk·4d

“Apprehending violent and dangerous criminals is a full contact and messy task which may appear shocking to observers with little experience of policing in the real world.” Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley writes to Zack Polanski.

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Christopher James@ChrisJames_90·17 Nis

@tc1415 @RajivShah90 @GrenadaLoyalist @WalkerMarcus It is.

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Benjamin Lewis@tc1415·17 Nis

@RajivShah90 @GrenadaLoyalist @WalkerMarcus But that's, AIUI, always what happens in the Crown Dependencies?

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Marcus Walker@WalkerMarcus·17 Nis

Hold on… when was the last time the Sovereign vetoed a bill in any jurisdiction?

Daniel Heaton@2D0XPS

The Lord Chancellor has refused to recommend Tynwald's Assisted Dying Bill for Royal Assent. manxradio.com/news/isle-of-m…

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Christopher James@ChrisJames_90·17 Nis

@RajivShah90 @tc1415 @GrenadaLoyalist @WalkerMarcus Pedantic point about whether a government is actually obliged to ever send a bill for Royal Assent. Process in CDs offers understandable flexibility.

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Rajiv Shah@RajivShah90·17 Nis

@tc1415 @GrenadaLoyalist @WalkerMarcus No, if the Sovereign did it it would kill the Bill whereas what LC did allows for it to go back for amendments

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Bologna FC 1909@BolognaFC1909en·16 Nis

From Bologna to Birmingham: the sounds of the city 🔊

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Jake Richards MP@JakeBenRichards·17 Mar

Best day in the job so far - bringing Tony Hudgell and his parents to Downing Street to meet @Keir_Starmer to celebrate the creation of a child cruelty register. There is a lot more work to do. But because of the Hudgell’s courage, lives will be saved.

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Christopher James@ChrisJames_90·2 Mar

If #Spurs lose three of their remaining ten Premier League games, they will have lost 38 games Premier League across the last two seasons (the equivalent of losing an entire season’s worth of league matches) #PL #THFC

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Christopher James@ChrisJames_90·12 Şub

Awful news! Wishing Tom Wagner a full and speedy recovery. Some things are much more important than football and local rivalry. His tribute to Leo Ross, the 12 year old boy murdered in Birmingham last year, spoke for the entire city. #avfc #bcfc

BBC Radio WM Sport@sportbbcwm

Birmingham City chairman Tom Wagner has suffered a stroke. The 56-year-old American, who took control of the Blues in 2023, is recovering and will step back from his daily responsibilities "for a period of time". Full story bbc.in/3O7usKp

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Christopher James@ChrisJames_90·10 Şub

@nicholashoward1 @ianvisits Thanks Nicholas. I’d forgotten he was on the December list.

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ianVisits@ianvisits·10 Şub

The King has just given a life peerage to Charles Kinnoull, making him Baron Kinnoull of the Ochils. So far, so normal. Except that he was already a hereditary peer -- the 16th Earl of Kinnoull. So he is both a hereditary peer and a life peer -- at the same time.

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Christopher James@ChrisJames_90·8 Şub

Where does the Prime Minister go next for a Chief of Staff? 🔴Promote someone in Downing Street (likely Vidhya Alakeson) 🔴Move a figure from elsewhere in government (Jonathan Powell or Ben Nunn) 🔴Ask an MP/Minister (maybe Darren Jones or Chris Ward) 🔴Go outside (Ashworth?)

Pippa Crerar@PippaCrerar

BREAKING: Morgan McSweeney quits as Keir Starmer's chief of staff amid fall-out from the Mandelson scandal

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Christopher James@ChrisJames_90·5 Şub

RT @VerticalAero: Evolito’s commitment to engineering excellence and sustainable mobility closely aligns with Vertical’s mission. We’re d…

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Christopher James@ChrisJames_90·4 Şub

It's the Commons equivalent of what happened to Alex Warren at The Grammy's. Two different things playing out at the same time and the world looks on confused.

Benjamin Lewis@tc1415

If you're watching right now and are confused, don't worry, there's two different sets of points of order happening at once. Just, umm, wait a moment :-)

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Christopher James@ChrisJames_90·4 Şub

@tc1415 @christiancalgie He said they'd review the material and decide what to publish and what not to publish "independently" (although obviously they can only publish information in line with the terms of the Act; think Wright was making the point they will say if they think non-disclosure is wrong)

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Benjamin Lewis@tc1415·4 Şub

@ChrisJames_90 @christiancalgie Annoyingly I didn't catch Sir Jeremy Wright's Point of Order then, which may have just answered all this...

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Benjamin Lewis@tc1415·4 Şub

OK, but to an extent that is the desired safeguard. There will - HMG are correct - be some things that really ought not be disclosed The fear was HMG labelling things it _didn't want_ disclosed as national security with no oversight

Calgie@christiancalgie

UPDATE: it seems Labour’s amendment isn’t all it appears to be. It turns out that while the ISC will be allowed to see any documents not being released, they won’t actually be able to publish them should they disagree with the govt that they undermine national security or

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Christopher James@ChrisJames_90·4 Şub

@tc1415 @christiancalgie The MoU covers requests made by the government in relation to the Prime Minister's responsibility for national security so it's covered off there. s.3 (3-7) of the Act covers that the Committee cannot publish or share information with anyone without agreement from the PM.

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Benjamin Lewis@tc1415·4 Şub

@ChrisJames_90 @christiancalgie Even it does, para 6(2)(b) might allow the ISC to obtain an undertaking from the LotO not to publish something, then show her, thus letting her go "I've seen it and it's plainly not national security related!"

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Christopher James@ChrisJames_90·4 Şub

@tc1415 @christiancalgie ... and the 2013 Act is pretty clear on what is an NS issue what isn't.

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Benjamin Lewis@tc1415·4 Şub

@christiancalgie But the ISC saying "oi, there's things in here which are obviously OK to release" would be farce levels of embarrassing.

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Christopher James@ChrisJames_90·4 Şub

To be fair to the government, this is a fairly well-established process set out in the Justice and Security Act 2013 and the ISC's memorandum of understanding with government. The process involves open dialogue, and works well. The 2013 Act guides well on what can't be published.

Calgie@christiancalgie

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Christopher James@ChrisJames_90·4 Şub

@mattengland3011 ... referring the matter to a statutory committee of Parliament. All of the procedural quirks.

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Matthew England@mattengland3011·4 Şub

A procedural goldmine today. A manuscript amendment to an amendment to a humble Address, accepted mid-way through a debate.

Aubrey Allegretti@breeallegretti

Here’s the wording of the manuscript amendment I’ve been sent (in bold). Still awaiting confirmation it’s been accepted/ selected by the Speaker.

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Christopher James@ChrisJames_90·1 Şub

@wonkeydonkey2 @DanAV___ @Katie_haines_xx That isn’t what the Laws of the Game says on APPs, and PGMOL issued guidance two seasons ago to explain why an incident like today’s shouldn’t be reviewed.

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adam@wonkeydonkey2·1 Şub

@DanAV___ @Katie_haines_xx Did Brentford ever touch the ball? No so it is 1 phase of play

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dan@DanAV___·1 Şub

this was considered an attacking phase of play and yes that is our corner flag 100m away from the brentford goal

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Christopher James@ChrisJames_90·1 Şub

.@marshallavfc no-one is disagreeing with what was announced; if Paul Tierney tells Tim Robinson it’s “factually out of play” then the restart is a thrown-in. But there isn’t a conclusive camera angle to show the ball if out (and that’s before we get to the issue of the APP).

Luke Marshall@marshallavfc

#avfc

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Christopher James@ChrisJames_90·1 Şub

It will be interesting to hear this on Match Officials Mic’d Up, because there isn’t an angle which shows the ball is factually out of play. There are angles which show the surface of the ball in contact with the grass is out of play, but that isn’t the law. #avfc

Premier League Match Centre@PLMatchCentre

#AVLBRE – 49’ VAR OVERTURN After VAR review, the referee overturned the on-field decision of goal to Aston Villa – with the ball deemed to be out of play within the attacking possession phase (APP). Referee announcement: “After review, the ball is factually out of play, so the restart will be a throw-in to Brentford.”

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