Saturday 22 May 2010

A selection of recent media reports

Iraqi asylum seeker wins damages over detention
AN IRAQI asylum seeker who was acquitted of terrorist- related offences has won his false imprisonment claim against the government. The 30-year-old man, who can only be identified as HXA, sued the Home Office for damages at London's High Court over his detention between 26 January and 23 November,...
The Scotsman (22-May-2010)

After a British court refused to deport two terror suspects because they could be tortured in Pakistan, how is it their ..
Strolling along a bustling Peshawar street, terror suspect Tariqur Rehman hardly looks like a man who is living under the threat of torture and...
Mail Online (22-May-2010)

Diane Abbott: Back to the future with old Labour
We used to provide intellectual and political leadership for the best impulses of society. We had hard-headed finance policies and genuine...
The Independent (21-May-2010)

Iraqi asylum seeker sues UK government in High Court
An asylum seeker who was threatened with deportation to Iraq before being cleared of terrorism-related offences has won a false imprisonment claim. The man, 30, identified only as HXA, sued the Home Office over his detention from 26 January to 23 November...
BBC News (21-May-2010)

Ed Miliband speech cites 2008 Labour meeting that changed fate of Edgbaston
Birmingham flat targeted by Tories became headquarters for Obama-style volunteer-led...
Guardian Unlimited - Politics (21-May-2010)

ASYLUM SEEKER WINS GOVERNMENT CLAIM
An Iraqi asylum seeker who was acquitted of terrorist-related offences has won his false imprisonment claim against the...
Sunday Express (21-May-2010)

Illegal workers arrested at Chinese restaurant
A restaurant in St Ives faces a potential fine running into thousands of pounds after two illegal workers were arrested. Two illegal immigrants were arrested by UK Border Agency officers during a raid in the Cherry Valley Chinese Restaurant in Bridge...
Cambridge News (21-May-2010)