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Jacqui Smith, home secretary
Home secretary tries to renew control orders

By Ian Dunt The home secretary has laid a draft order before parliament to renew control order legislation. The controversial law, which has faced considerable criticism from civil liberties activists for possibly contravening the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), has received support from the government’s independent reviewer of control order legislation, Lord Carlile. The… Read more »

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Boris Johnson backtracks over committee evidence
Boris in hot water over Green arrest

By Alex Stevenson Boris Johnson has found himself in trouble after giving incorrect evidence to the Commons’ home affairs committee over the Damian Green arrest. The London mayor told the committee the first time he had contact with Conservative leader David Cameron on the day of the Tory MP’s arrest was at 15:00 GMT at… Read more »