UK faces calls for intelligence sharing guidance over drone attacks
Ex-chief of navy Lord West says Britain must protect its covert relationships but must also clear up grey areas over its involvement in non-war zone killingsA former counter-terrorism minister, who was...
View ArticleMPs call for guidance on prosecuting UK spies over US drone strikes
Tory and Labour MPs ask DPP to clarify how police should handle intelligence-sharing allegations after Snowden documents raised questions about GCHQ roleA group of MPs is urging the director of public...
View ArticleMPs and peers to investigate British military personnel joining other forces
All-party parliamentary group on drones to hold inquiry after defence secretary says ‘up to 80’ personnel have served with US, Canadian and French services A cross-party group of MPs and peers plans to...
View ArticleDeath of British jihadi in July drone strike raises 'kill list' questions
Abu Rahin Aziz from Luton died in a US attack near Raqqa in Syria after the UK government’s list of targets was agreed in early summer The death of Abu Rahin Aziz, a 32-year-old from Luton, who was...
View ArticleTory MP casts doubt on justification for drone strikes on Britons in Syria
David Davis says lack of related terror arrests in UK drives a ‘coach and horses’ through argument that RAF killings were in response to imminent threat The absence of any known arrests over plots...
View ArticleTory MP casts doubt on justification for drone strikes on Britons in Syria
David Davis says lack of related terror arrests in UK drives a ‘coach and horses’ through argument that RAF killings were in response to imminent threatThe absence of any known arrests over plots...
View ArticleDrones may predate Obama, but his resolute use of them is unmatched
Civilians have been killed and officials warn it will ‘weaken the rule of law’, yet the president’s actions indicate drone warfare won’t be going away anytime soonThe first drone strike took place...
View ArticleGovernment ‘refusing to engage’ with drone strikes inquiry
Harriet Harman criticises Ministry of Defence over lack of cooperation with parliamentary inquiry on targeted killings in SyriaHarriet Harman has criticised the Ministry of Defence for refusing to...
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