powers

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Although the home secretary has powers to strip a dual national of their citizenship if it is deemed not to be "conducive to the public good", in practice this has typically been used in cases linked to terrorism or serious organised crime where someone is deemed a national security threat.

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Blair, who backed the setting up of the assembly in 1997, agreed with a proposal for limited law-making powers for Cardiff Bay politicians.

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In 2004, a commission chaired by Labour peer Lord Ivor Richard made several recommendations including primary law-making powers for the assembly - but at the time there was significant Welsh Labour opposition to further devolution.

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The Richard Commission was discussed in 10 Downing Street on 22 July 2004, with the meeting led by the then-Secretary of States for Wales Peter Hain, who outlined proposals for a more limited extension of powers.

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The National Assembly for Wales opened in 1999 and from the very start there was a big debate if the powers it had to run the NHS, education and councils were sufficient.

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