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(13 years, 7 months ago)
Commons ChamberI thank my hon. Friend for what he says. There are no simple answers. We face an enormously dangerous terrorist threat, and it is a threat that the British judicial system has struggled to meet. I think that all parties—including the Labour party, funnily enough—have the same goal. The reason we have all talked about reviewing control orders is that we want to ensure that the answer that we come up with is good for liberty and good for security.
I can see the shadow Home Secretary nodding, and I hope that we can reach all-party agreement on this important issue.