Bugging Out With Sadiq Khan
LABOUR MP Sadiq Khan is the subject of controversy.
The Sunday Times reports that officers from Scotland Yard’s anti-terrorist branch bugged visits by Mr Khan to Milton Keynes prison in 2005 and 2006.
Khan wants to know the truth. And this is the same Mr Kahn whose views on civil liberties - ID cards, anti-terrirsm laws - can be found here.
Would he be upset if one of us were bugged?
UPDATE: The BBC 10 ‘clock news says officials knew of the bugging last year, but Ministers only just found out. Maybe if they had the ability to gather intelligence..?
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February 5th, 2008 at 7:58 am
I am sorry to have to say this but if a conversation with a suspected terrorist sympathiser had NOT been bugged, I would want the Head of MI5 and MI6 to resign. It is reported that the man he was visiting, who was awaiting extradition to the USA on charges of being a terrorist sympathiser, is, or was a personal friend of the MP.
A Personal friend !
Do we take it that the MP was interrogating his friend, or talking about the weather.
The security of the People is Government’s first duty.