Brown disappointed over rendition 'torture' flights

Gordon Brown expressed “disappointment” today after the Government was forced to admit that US special rendition flights had twice landed on British soil - despite repeated assurances to the contrary.

Gordon Brown expressed “disappointment” today after the Government was forced to admit that US special rendition flights had twice landed on British soil - despite repeated assurances to the contrary.

The Prime Minister said he was determined to put safeguards in place so that similar incidents could not happen in future.

Speaking in Brussels, Mr Brown said: “The US has expressed regret that it did not admit at the time to these renditions through Diego Garcia.

“We have got to assure ourselves that these procedures will never happen again.”

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