Counter-terrorism Officers and the Tory MP.

[Gromit]

Counter-terrorism Officers yesterday arrested the shadow Immigration minister after damaging newspaper stories leaked from the Home Office were allegedly traced to him.

Regardless of whether it is ethical to use stolen private correspondence for your own gain, do you think this was a terrorism offence?

There have been many cases of terrorism laws being mis-used. Should these laws be more replaced with ones which protect innocent members of the public (and Tory MPs)?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/pol itics/conservative/3532746/Damian-Green-arrest -like-Mugabes-Zimbabwe.html

[sandmaster]

The terrorism laws are being used to turn this country into a police state - don't forget local authorities use these laws to spy on people who put rubbish out on the wrong day. In my 61 years I have never detested a government or the police force, but now I do. We must be alert to this creeping fascism.

[daffy654]

The terrorism laws definitely need looking at again,they are used far too often for things that have nothing to do with the prevention of terrorism.

[HatlessJack]

This is the problem when the cries of 'something must be done' result in ill thought out legislation.

We then end up with a framework of laws open to wide interpretation.................and often draconian application.

"Qui custodiet ipsos custodes ?"

[Hotlardlife]

It proves it, we are there - in a Police state.

This really smacks of labour underhand tactics. How odd it was on Blairs last day and the house is now shut so it can't be raised.

Brown and his cronies will stop at nothing.

I was going to say next we wont get a vote or it will be rigged. Now, how did Brown get to power ?

Hang on the Old Bill are at my door must go.

[anotheoldgit]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7754918 .stm

At the close of Question Time last night David Dimbleby asked Douglas Alexander to comment on the arrest of the Tory MP, he said he didn't know anything about it.

He must be the only person in the UK to not know about it, but then that is Labour.

Interviewed on TV Brown said that "the Goverment had nothing to do with it. It was a police matter and that he supported an independent police service".

Believe that and you will believe anything.

[Lonnie]

Boris Johnson was told about it before it happened, so the top people in goverment must have known.

As has been pointed out, this country is turning into a police state,

[rov1200]

And to think MPs nearly voted for 42 day detention if it wasn't for the Lords. That's what happens if you put the power into the wrong hands.

[New Judge]

It is not too great a step from arresting opposition MPs for "misbehaviour in public office" (which was what the MP was arrested for) to arresting them because of the views they hold.

To suggest that the police instigated this investigation at the behest of a senior civil servant (as has been suggested) is to insult the electorate's intelligence.

[brionon]

Yeah, turn 'em over to Boris-he''ll sack 'em. Arrest a Member of Parliament ? whatever next ?

[Whickerman]

that MP is obviously not 'on the square'.