Is the British Governments definition of what constitutes torture the same as that of the Bush administration?
Peter Steadman Bucks We never condone or support torture and the UK and the US are both parties to the UN Convention Against Torture, Article 1, which defines torture. Why are you and the Prime Minister staying quiet over Europe and sneaking off to sign treaties, rather than proudly making the case for the EU? Susan Procter Devon I think that is a bit unfair. If you look at the Global Europe pamphlet, or my speech to the College of Europe, you will see a strong argument that Britain is better off leading in Europe and Europe is better off with Britain leading in Europe. This is the argument we make all the time in the Commons. Does “a la carte” membership to the EU diminish the union’s standing? John Romer Ealing If “a la carte” means that you don’t follow the rules of the club then that is not on. But equally, the EU with 27 members needs to have the flexibility to allow different groups of members to work together on different issues. I think that makes sense. As a former Environment
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