Andrew Tyrie warns UK against backslide to torture under Trump

APPG Chairman Andrew Tyrie appeared on BBC Newsnight to discuss the implications of Donald Trump’s statements on torture for British policy. He warned that Britain should avoid any return to the rendition and torture programme that was put in place after the 9/11 attacks.

Speaking on November 14th, Tyrie said:

“There may be many opportunities for cooperating with Donald Trump which Britain probably hasn’t yet thought of. But one which we should certainly avoid at all costs is getting sucked into a programme of kidnapping people and having them taken to places where they may be tortured or maltreated. That’s not what Britain should be involved in in the 21st century, and it’s shocking that a leading Western democracy such as the United States should be considering it again.”

Watch the full episode here.