Jack Straw
Jack Straw is a former British Labour Party politician who served as a Member of Parliament and held key cabinet positions, including Foreign Secretary and Home Secretary, under Prime Ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. Known for his influential role in shaping UK foreign policy and domestic law, Straw has been a prominent figure in British politics since the 1990s. Recently, he made headlines by urging current Labour leader Keir Starmer to withdraw the UK from the European Court of Human Rights, expressing concerns over the court's influence on British law and advocating for the sufficiency of existing British human rights protections.
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Jack Straw was the home secretary who intervened to reduce Zoora Shah's prison sentence.
‘She did kill. There’s no grey area there’: Labour MP Naz Shah on the day she and her mother were arrested for murder | Naz Shah
United Kingdom· 2026-02-22
The appointment was made 'with the agreement of the then foreign secretary [Jack Straw] and the trade and industry secretary [Patricia Hewitt]'.
What was Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s trade envoy role? | UK newsUnited Kingdom· 2026-02-21
Jack Straw was the then justice minister who stated that the terms of the agreement with abuse victims did not include an apology.
‘Possibly the most prolific sex offender in British history’: the inside story of the Medomsley scandal | SocietyUnited Kingdom· 2025-11-20
Despite the support of people such as former Labour ministers Jack Straw and David Blunkett, such views appear to ignore the impact such a move would have on opinion in Northern Ireland.
How the Nigel Farage factor could upend the Belfast Agreement – The Irish Times
Ireland· 2025-09-09
Jack Straw described the impact of the Foxley family's corruption on his constituency as devastating.
Very British bribery: the whistleblower who exposed the UK’s dodgy arms deals with Saudi Arabia | Arms tradeUnited Kingdom· 2025-08-07
Home secretary Jack Straw suggested Mr Blair write to the other members of the Guildford Four.
Tony Blair’s letter saying sorry to Guildford Four was not meant as apology – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-07-22
Jack Straw was the then home secretary who released Pinochet on the grounds of ill health.
‘I was censored for a long time’: the woman who photographed Chile’s sex workers and dissidents | PhotographyUnited Kingdom· 2025-07-17
Jack Straw was the then foreign secretary who was heckled by Walter Wolfgang over the Iraq war.
This column does not express support for Palestine Action – here’s why | Owen JonesUnited Kingdom· 2025-07-09
Jack Straw remarked on the consequences of the occupation of Afghanistan and Iraq in relation to Iran.
سیانان: اسرائیل، آماده حمله به ایران میشود | اسرائیل، سگ کیست جنگ، جای دیگری است
Iran· 2025-05-24
Jack Straw's visit previously created changes in the Western perception of Iran.
ایران از ویتکاف برای مذاکره در تهران دعوت می کند؟Iran· 2025-04-23
Straw promised a thorough investigation into the fake images published by the Daily Mirror.
‘It never happened – but the picture says it did’: 28 fake images that fooled the world | PhotographyUnited Kingdom· 2025-04-12
Jack Straw was the minister who authorized the extradition of Pinochet to Spain.
Augusto Pinochet fingió demencia senil con ayuda del gobierno chileno para evitar ir preso, según un reciente libro
Argentina· 2025-04-01
Jack Straw, a former member of parliament and minister of the British Labour Party, has urged Keir Starmer, the Prime Minister of the UK, to leave the European Court of Human Rights.
Straw hvetur Starmer til að yfirgefa Mannréttindadómstólinn
Iceland· 2025-03-16