Quote Originally Posted by Dedworth View Post
Not true Andy the fight (all be it with a lack of resolve and determination) to get shot of this germ has been going on for some 10 years hamstrung by Brit and Euro court proceedings etc. May is geting closer to a result than 8 years worth of not fit for purpose Labour Home Secretaries
He returned to Jordan, but in September 1993 he fled with his wife and five children to the UK, using a forged UAE passport. He requested asylum on grounds of religious persecution [11] and this was granted in June 1994.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Qatada

I think tories were in power then, he should have been deported for having a fake passport