By Martin Delgado
The Mail Sunday 9th July 2006 The Government was accused last night of hoarding information about people who pose no danger to this country, after it emerged that MI5 holds secret files on 272,000 individuals - a staggering one in 160 adults.
MPs and civil-rights campaigners said resources should be concentrated on combating genuine threats - such as Islamic terrorism - rather than storing personal and political data about innocent citizens. Figures released by the Home Office last week reveal that another 53,000 files are held about organisations, but 110,000 files have been destroyed since Labour came to power in 1997. |
By David Charter
The Times July 10, 2006 LABOUR party chiefs are to introduce a "yellow card" for dissident MPs in an effort to rein in the party's increasingly unruly rebels under plans expected to be agreed tonight.
The new disciplinary measure, amounting to a short-term suspension from party activity, was drawn up after vitriolic attacks by Labour MPs on senior figures including Tony Blair. Maverick Labour backbenchers are deeply suspicious of the move, which they see as an attempt by a bruised leadership to stifle debate in the party. Comment: So now the UK government has degenerated into a football match. Will Alan Simpson headbutt Jacqui Smith?? We'll keep you posted.
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By DAVID STRINGER
Associated Press July 10, 2006 LONDON - Britain faces a severe risk of another terrorist attack, a Cabinet minister said Monday as he unveiled a system for sharing threat assessments with the public for the first time.
The new terror alert status system is based on a U.S. Department of Homeland Security model. It will take effect Aug. 1, British Home Secretary John Reid said in a speech to the House of Commons. The system will rate the threat as low, moderate, substantial, severe or critical. |
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