Patrick Finucane: Supreme Court Judgment

Brendan Clarke-Smith Excerpts

Monday 30th November 2020 Commons Chamber

[Brendan Clarke-Smith (Bassetlaw) (Con)]

Can my right hon. Friend confirm that he is fully convinced that the path forward he has set out today in his statement to this House fully discharges the Government’s duties and responsibilities towards meeting the Supreme Court’s statements about this case?

[Brandon Lewis]

Yes, I think this is the right next step: for the police and the police ombudsman to do their work, so that we can then assess whether we have fully completed our obligations under article 2. Once those processes have finished, we will make that assessment and take any decisions we need to, because we are determined to make sure we deliver on those obligations.