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Asked what the Government’s stance was now that people had had more time to digest the Law Lords decision the PMS said that yesterday’s statement had set out the Government’s position. We would be studying the Law Lords decision carefully to see whether was possible to take into account the concerns they expressed when we bring forward legislation to Parliament. Asked if the statement also took into account the Select Committee on Human Rights recommendation that evidential changes on taping were absolutely essential and if they were in place you would not have to omit them when it went to trial the PMS said that the statement did not refer to those points directly.

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How extraordinary – read this in light of Straw’s erm, interesting comments, reported in the Guardian:

<a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/terrorism/story/0,12780,1376159,00.html">http://www.guardian.co.uk/terrorism/story/0,12780,1376159,00.html</a>

"Notwithstanding the very strident remarks of the law lords – and I respect their rights to make these judgments – the court of appeal, a very senior court in this country, unanimously found in favour of the government when these same issues went before them."

Perhaps the Foreign Secretary has misunderstood the role and purpose of the court hierarchy.
Comment by TL — 17 Dec 2004 on 6:58 pm | Link

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