article_snippet.sent: Starting with dawn raids on suspects' homes, mass arrests and long periods of bail, it ended in not guilty verdicts – and will now prompt a fresh examination of the tenure of the most controversial DPP of modern times.
article_snippet.sent: It will feel like a natural step for the son of 'Guardian-reading' parents who named him after the founder of the Labour Party, Keir Hardie.
article_snippet.sent: Current Director of Public Prosecutions boss Alison Saunders (pictured) The 2001 'human rights lawyer of the year' is so admired by Labour Labour reportedly delayed candidate selection in the north London seat so he could rack up enough time as a party member to get on the list.
article_snippet.sent: With previous DPPs, it was a largely behind closed doors role.
article_snippet.sent: All pretence of political impartiality went out the window, and he repeatedly picked fights with the Tories, most notably on human rights and the law allowing homeowners to defend homeowners property against intruders.
article_snippet.sent: In one clash in 2009 a BBC interviewer questioned his impartiality, pointing out his political background and role in a 'Socialist Alternatives' magazine.
article_snippet.sent: his also angered the Tories when his said plans to scrap the Human Rights Act would 'shame' Britain.
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