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Counter-Terrorism Bill

Proceeding contribution from Lord West of Spithead (Labour) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 8 July 2008. It occurred during Debate on bills on Counter-Terrorism Bill.
My Lords, I apologise to the noble Lord if I got the wrong end of that, but there has been reference to Mugabe, Guantanamo and internment in Northern Ireland. While I accept that one has to be careful about not going down the slippery slope, I think that we are a long way from there. In my work, I find it fascinating that alleged non-British terrorists fight tooth and nail to avoid being sent to any other country in the world, which leads me to believe that our country is not that bad. In this country, it is marvellous that we can put so much concern and effort—it is right that we do—into a measure that has so many safeguards in place. I wish that many other countries would do that. I know that there has been a lot of talk about—

About this proceeding contribution

Reference

703 c739 

Session

2007-08

Chamber / Committee

House of Lords chamber
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