Abu Qatada

Alan Johnson Excerpts

Wednesday 24th April 2013 Commons Chamber

[Mrs May]

My right hon. Friend will have to wait and see what we intend and are able to bring to this House. I have already indicated that I intend to address some of these issues in a new immigration Bill if parliamentary time allows for it.

[Alan Johnson (Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle) (Lab)]

Abu Qatada’s legal team have used the Human Rights Act 1998 to suggest that if extradition took place, evidence gained through torture would be used in a trial against him. Surely his team would have more success if it changed tack and argued that Abu Qatada might commit suicide, in which case they would have the support of the Home Secretary.

[Mrs May]

I do not think that that intervention was worthy of the right hon. Gentleman.