UK-US Extradition Treaty

Part of Points of Order – in the House of Commons at 2:55 pm on 12 July 2006.

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Photo of Dominic Grieve Dominic Grieve Shadow Attorney General 2:55, 12 July 2006

I have to agree with everything that the hon. Gentleman has just said. I have seen the political briefing provided to the Solicitor-General, which starts with the heading:

"Not allowing crime to escape over borders versus supporting the PR campaign of multi-millionaires charged in relation to the biggest fraud in US corporate history."

At the end, it says:

"The Lib Dems have been spun by opportunistic PR merchants. We are fighting to get the benefits of the treaty for Britain to tackle crime. The opposition are supporting the campaign of multimillionaire bankers accused of serious crimes."

That is the level of discourse that we are getting.