A powerful speech by incumbent British PM (& next PM too) ...Compliments to her...When terrorism rears its head we have to safeguard our people & the country...We cannot talk of human rights at that point of time!! Her speech in poll bound UK is applicable to all countries that are adversely impacted by terrorism!! An apt topic for discussion in GD
Do not forget to watch the video embedded
[h=1]Theresa May: I'll tear up human rights laws so we can deport terrorists[/h]
6 June 2017 • 8:53pm Theresa May will start work on toughening anti-terrorism measures on Friday if she is re-elected, she said last night, and promised she will not let human rights laws stand in her way.
The Prime Minister will make it easier to deport foreign terror suspects and will extend existing laws that restrict the freedom of British suspects.
Mrs May has been stung by criticism of her record on counter-terrorism following Saturday’s attack on London, the third terrorist outrage in the space of three months.
She has faced a barrage of questions about why the three Islamist terrorists who killed seven at the weekend were free to do it despite two of them of them being on the radar of the police or MI5. She has also been taken to task over a 20,000 reduction in police numbers under her watch.
In an effort to get back on the front foot, Mrs May used a campaign speech in Slough last night to signal a significant gear change in her response.
She said: "When I stood on the steps of Downing Street after the London attack I said enough is enough and things have got to change.
"We need to take on the ideology that unites and motivates the perpetrators of these attacks."
Above and beyond that, she said: “We should do even more to restrict the freedom and the movements of terrorist suspects when we have enough evidence to know they present a threat, but not enough evidence to prosecute them in full in court.
"And if human rights laws get in the way of doing these things, we will change those laws to make sure we can do them.
"If I am elected as Prime Minister on Thursday, I can tell you that this vital work begins on Friday."
Mrs May had already announced plans for longer prison sentences for terrorists and a clamp down on internet firms that enable access to extremist material, but she now wants to go further.
She will extend the powers of police and the courts to restrict the movements of terrorist suspects using Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures (Tpims).
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/201...l-not-let-human-rights-act-stop-bringing-new/
Do not forget to watch the video embedded
[h=1]Theresa May: I'll tear up human rights laws so we can deport terrorists[/h]
- Christopher Hope, Chief Political Correspondent
- Gordon Rayner, Political Editor
6 June 2017 • 8:53pm Theresa May will start work on toughening anti-terrorism measures on Friday if she is re-elected, she said last night, and promised she will not let human rights laws stand in her way.
The Prime Minister will make it easier to deport foreign terror suspects and will extend existing laws that restrict the freedom of British suspects.
Mrs May has been stung by criticism of her record on counter-terrorism following Saturday’s attack on London, the third terrorist outrage in the space of three months.
She has faced a barrage of questions about why the three Islamist terrorists who killed seven at the weekend were free to do it despite two of them of them being on the radar of the police or MI5. She has also been taken to task over a 20,000 reduction in police numbers under her watch.
In an effort to get back on the front foot, Mrs May used a campaign speech in Slough last night to signal a significant gear change in her response.
She said: "When I stood on the steps of Downing Street after the London attack I said enough is enough and things have got to change.
"We need to take on the ideology that unites and motivates the perpetrators of these attacks."
Above and beyond that, she said: “We should do even more to restrict the freedom and the movements of terrorist suspects when we have enough evidence to know they present a threat, but not enough evidence to prosecute them in full in court.
"And if human rights laws get in the way of doing these things, we will change those laws to make sure we can do them.
"If I am elected as Prime Minister on Thursday, I can tell you that this vital work begins on Friday."
Mrs May had already announced plans for longer prison sentences for terrorists and a clamp down on internet firms that enable access to extremist material, but she now wants to go further.
She will extend the powers of police and the courts to restrict the movements of terrorist suspects using Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures (Tpims).
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/201...l-not-let-human-rights-act-stop-bringing-new/
