John Redwood has written to the Prime Minister urging that Parliament be recalled this week to debate, among other things, the al-Megrahi affair.
John is entirely right; it is simply unacceptable that the Prime Minister should continue to evade making any statement on a hugely important issue that threatens to cause potentially irreparable damage to our relations with our most closest ally.
The Scottish Parliament was today recalled to debate the affair, but Kenny MacAskill’s statement added nothing of significance to what we already knew. Nor, indeed, could it. We need to learn the truth about the discussions that took place between Britain and Libya prior to al-Megrahi’s release. That can only be achieved by statements from the Prime Minister, the Foreign Secretary and the Business Secretary.
Crucially, also, we need to know what the Government proposes to do to restore good relations with the United States. Again, Brown and Miliband must present themselves to the House, make their statements and answer what are likely to be extremely searching questions.
The Prime Minister, in short, must abandon the cowardly fiction that the al-Megrahi affair is a legal issue that is wholly a matter for the devolved body in Edinburgh and no concern of his. It is not; it is an issue of the most critical national importance.
And for that reason, the national Parliament must be recalled.
I agree GB needs to make a Statement but not recall Parliment.
This is not an something which should be made into a points scoring issue.
Why are you sucking up to the US like this? They aren’t exactly the best examples of morality are they? Unless you agree with bombing innocent civilians and condone the death penalty.