I was delighted to be appointed by David Cameron to serve as a Justice Minister in the new government, working in a great team under Justice Secretary Michael Gove.

I have written a column for The Sunday Times, setting out the case for a Bill of Rights, and addressing the critics of Conservative proposals.

You can access it here.

I debated Tory plans to reform human rights laws with Shami Chakrabati on the BBC's Daily Politics show today.

You can watch the lively discussion here.

Today, on Radio 4's World At One program, I debated whether we need new legislation to fight terrorism, making the argument that we need to focus more on prosecution - enforcing the laws we already have more effectively.

You can listen to the discussion here.

In this month's issue of Prospect magazine I debate prisoner voting with Liberty boss, Shami Chakrabati.

It's a lively discussion, which you can read in full here.

I have written a column for Conservative Home, here, on the Equality Regulations that require 40,000 councils, police forces, schools and other public bodies to account for the social make-up of their staff and promote diversity - and section 159 of the Equality Act which licences positive discrimination.

I am opposed to these measures, because they place unnecessary red-tape on hard-pressed public bodies and businesses, and they are unmeritocratic and socially divisive.

I have been campaigning for reform to strike laws since 2011. In particular, I have been pressing a private bill to require union bosses to carry majority support from their members before striking.

Today, in advance of nationwide strikes tomorrow, I raised the issue again at Prime Minister's Questions. The PM responded with a pledge to make my proposed reform a commitment in the 2015 Conservative manifesto. You can watch the exchange below.

The intervention by senior members of the Church of England on welfare reform and foodbanks has sparked renewed debate. Today, in the Sunday Telegraph I assess their critique of the government.

This week, commuters, Londoners and business people from around the world are stoically enduring another reckless and unnecessary strike at the hands of the RMT and TSSA unions.

The London Chamber of Commerce estimate it will cost the economy £50 million each day, not to mention the disruption and inconvenience to millions of people. I debated the issue on the BBC's Daily Politics today - you can watch the relevant segment here.

I have written a column for the Daily Mail, on yesterday's Supreme Court ruling on prisoner voting. It looks at the wider implications of the judgment - and the forthcoming showdown between Strasbourg and Parliament on the issue.

You can read it here.

This week, the Supreme Court paved the way for the families of UK casualties from friendly-fire and road bombs in Iraq to sue the Ministry of Defence under the Human Rights Act. The case was reported here.

I have written a column for the Daily Telegraph tomorrow, assessing the implications of the case. You can read it here.

This week, I participated in a debate on Radio 4's Law in Action, about the extent to which the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg is eroding British democratic accountability.

You can listen to the discussion here.

Today, the Sunday Telegraph reports on the 2011 rioters we can't deport because of Article 8 (right to family life) reasons.

I wrote a column putting the cases in context, and arguing for deportation reform as one of the measures the government should bring forward in the Queen's Speech next week. You can read the article here.

I have written a piece for The Times today on the latest judicial round of the Abu Qatada saga, arguing against the Strasbourg Court re-writing human rights law, and for politicians showing the will to defend the UK's democratic prerogatives so we can remove people like Qatada.

You can access the piece here.

I have tabled amendments to the Crime and Courts Bill, due to be debated at Report stage from this Wednesday. I want to change the law to do two things. First, introduce proper safeguards to protect innocent British citizens from being carted off to face rough justice under UK extradition law - either to the US or EU.

The second change proposed is a nine word amendment that would ensure foreign criminals jailed for a year or more can be deported without them claiming family and social ties to block their removal. They currently comprise over 90% of successful legal challenges to deportation.

It is perverse that it has become so difficult to remove such serious criminals, and yet so easy to extradite our own nationals without substantiating any evidence or charges against them. I have written an article for the Sunday Telegraph tomorrow, making the case for deportation reform. You can read it here.

Today, I wrote a piece for The Times, looking at the (limited) options the government has for managing the expected flow of migration from Romania and Bulgaria from the end of this year.

You can access the article here.