Labour must not rubber-stamp torture policy, say campaigners

Policy review of security links with foreign countries risks leaving ‘very serious flaws’

Labour has been accused of rubber-stamping torture policy it criticised while in opposition for enabling UK complicity in serious human rights abuses overseas.

The policies regulating British support for foreign security and intelligence services were blamed for facilitating injustices in cases like those of Jagtar Singh Johal and Ali Kololo and it was hoped Labour would strengthen them in government.