WORLD
David Cameron introduces new anti-terror laws
The Prime Minister also said the government would “work up” laws for discretionary powers to ban suspect British nationals from returning to the UK.
Mr Cameron told MPs it was “abhorrent” British citizens who pledge allegiance elsewhere were able to return to the UK and pose a threat to national security.
The new powers will be introduced to bolster terrorism prevention and investigation measures (Tpims), including “stronger locational constraints”, he said.
The measures were announced yesterday by Mr Cameron as he confirmed 500 British citizens have joined the extremist jihadist group Islamic State (IS) operating in Syria and Iraq, and now pose a “serious” threat to the UK.
Among the other proposals the Prime Minister intends to bring forward are new powers to prevent aircraft from landing if they have not met strict new security criteria on passenger lists and terrorists being required to undergo de-radicalisation programmes.
In a statement to parliament, he also announced stronger powers on the relocation of terror suspects are to be re- introduced, sparking Labour heckles about the abolition of Labour-introduced control orders which allowed relocation of suspects but were replaced with weaker restrictions by the coalition.
There was also confusion over when the government would introduce the new measures, with a Downing Street spokesman insisting it would be “as swift as possible”, but unable to give a timetable for them.