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Control orders – politically neutralised for now?
“David Davis not convinced by the Control Orders Lite regime. Ming Campbell is. Welcome to the strange world of coalition politics…” Gary Gibbon blogs on today’s control orders announcement.
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“David Davis not convinced by the Control Orders Lite regime. Ming Campbell is. Welcome to the strange world of coalition politics…” Gary Gibbon blogs on today’s control orders announcement.
Controversial “control orders” used to keep terror suspects under tabs have been replaced by new rules as Simon Israel reveals the story of a man known as “AH” who spent three years under the regime.
Our Political Editor reports on a last-minute hitch in announcing the Government’s decision on control orders.
The Prime Minister has held a coalition “summit” with his Liberal Democrat deputy Nick Clegg over the future of control orders, reveals Channel 4 News Political Correspondent Cathy Newman.
Control orders – which mean suspects can be kept under virtual house arrest without any trial by jury – could be scrapped by the Coalition government, writes Gary Gibbon.
The government is thought to have decided to keep control orders – measures which mean suspects can be held almost under house arrest without charge. The decision could cause major headaches, writes Gary Gibbon.
The Government is believed to have decided to keep “control orders”, which impose restrictions on terror suspects who have not been charged. The issue will be a “Coalition headache”, says Gary Gibbon.
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