Crimes committed by Police and MI5 informants are not a new issue. But giving them statutory permission is. And notice that whether such permission should extend to torture and, for pity's sake, murder is now considered a matter for debate.
But who is going to oppose this? In his time, Keir Starmer has decided that there was insufficient evidence to prosecute MI5 and MI6 over torture and over extraordinary rendition. He also declined to bring charges in relation to the deaths of Ian Tomlinson and Jean Charles de Menezes. At best, then, expect a Labour whip to abstain.
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