Ominous signs for Yates of the Yard
Things are beginning to sound a little ominous for the man in charge of counter-terrorism at the Met, John Yates. Channel 4 News Political Editor Gary Gibbon blogs.
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Things are beginning to sound a little ominous for the man in charge of counter-terrorism at the Met, John Yates. Channel 4 News Political Editor Gary Gibbon blogs.
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