Abu Qatada Debate

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Department: Home Office

Abu Qatada

Bob Stewart Excerpts
Tuesday 7th February 2012

(12 years, 2 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Theresa May Portrait Mrs May
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I believe the feeling of the whole House is the same as that of my hon. Friend, in that we all want to be able to deport Abu Qatada. That is why the Government are making every effort to negotiate with the Jordanians to see whether it is possible to put in place the assurances that would enable that to happen.

Bob Stewart Portrait Bob Stewart (Beckenham) (Con)
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Surely this international law is an ass. It is clear that this man is a terrorist and he laughs at our weakness. He considers that he is at war with us—that is what he thinks. In wartime conditions, our Government can take extraordinary actions, so surely he should not come out of prison. If we cannot send him to Jordan now, he should stay in prison until we can send him there.

Theresa May Portrait Mrs May
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It was the Government’s view that he should not be given bail. We argued that vigorously before SIAC, but Justice Mitting determined that he should be given bail, on the conditions that I set out earlier.