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'Too much party politics' in terror laws

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There have been "important mistakes" in the UK's terror laws after the 9/11 attacks, but this was probably inevitable.

So says Lord Carlile of Berriew QC, the Liberal Democrat peer who was government's independent reviewer of terrorism legislation for eight years. He outlines the reasoning behind his views.

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