Mark Oaten
Mark Oaten
Mark Oatenis a British former politician who was a senior member of the Liberal Democrats. He served as the Member of Parliamentfor Winchester from 1997 to 2010...
appeal case involved powers welcome
We broadly welcome the use of powers to deport people, as long as the individuals involved have a right to appeal and the case for deportation is reasonable,
case countries decides detention european form hold judge keeping months periods police radically step suspects three
Keeping suspects in police detention for three months would be radically out of step with our European and Commonwealth partners. Where other countries hold suspects for long periods there are safeguards in the form of an independent judge who decides if there is a case to answer.
emerged however points seek sticking
We still want to try to seek consensus, however two sticking points have emerged for us.