It is important that the Government tasks the police with investigating the claims by Binyam Mohamed that UK secret services colluded with his torturers.

Whether or not there is any substance to the claims is a police matter. There are allegations of MI5 collusion with torture and they must be fully investigated.

Jacqui Smith must order police unrestricted access to MI5 officers and files.

One things for sure; if Binyam Mohamed had no love for the west before he was picked up, tortured and incarcerated without trial for nearly seven years, he certainly won’t now.

Are we preventing terrorism or breeding it?