The case for attacking ISIS there will vary. That for tackling Islamist extremism here does not.
The Home Secretary on the Paris atrocity, refugees, immigration and Britain’s security against terrorism.
A boost for Len Pen. A blow to Merkel. More Europe-wide security measures. No Commons vote on bombing Syria. And, more distantly, the end of free movement?
Plus: The Enemy Within rings me during my LBC programme. Back Hunt – defy the BMA. And: I want to buy Margaret Thatcher’s clothes.
A way of approaching the Investigatory Powers Bill, and much else, even before we know all the details.
There is now a strong case for widening the air strikes against ISIS in which we already take part.
The balance of the argument is strongly against them. But this might change – and there are few absolutes when the balance of liberty and security is weighed.
On this and much else, the son of a bus driver from Pakistan is more likely to deliver than the former stockbroker from Sevenoaks.
The Chancellor on terror in France, the NHS, the Northern Powerhouse, the election debates – and the next election.
“If Ministers refuse to give evidence to my committee, that itself would imply that they have something to hide.”
Plus: Farage knifes Hamilton. Hopeless Miliband. Useless Clegg. Truth from Phibbs. Katz among the pigeons. And: I’m forever, forever, forever blowing bubbles.
There are no slick solutions when it comes to meeting the challenge of ISIS. But here’s what can and should be done.
The Government should not duck the security challenge.
The heart of the matter is the suggestion that innocent British citizens should be extradited so that foreign criminal suspects can also be.