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Home Secretary

noun

British.
  1. the secretary of state for the Home Office.


Home Secretary

noun

  1. government short for Secretary of State for the Home Department ; the head of the Home Office
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Home Secretary1

First recorded in 1790–1800
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At the time, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper suggested some would return to Syria following the change of regime.

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Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has called the reforms "essential" in the government's programme to "restore confidence in policing".

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Home Secretary Yvette Cooper is understood to have ordered officials to publish data by the end of the year, showing the nationalities and crimes of those awaiting deportation.

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Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has insisted local inquiries into grooming gangs in five towns are still going ahead despite claims the plans have been watered down.

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Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said that while "the right to protest is a cornerstone of our democracy", that right "does not include the right to intimidate or infringe on the fundamental freedoms of others."

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