Thursday, November 13, 2014

David Cameron: I Will Ban British Jihadists Who Fight for Isil in Syria and Iraq for Two Years


THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: The Prime Minister unveiled a raft of new anti-terror laws including powers to strip teenage jihadists of their passports and bar airlines from landing in the UK if they fail to provide passenger information

British jihadists who fight for Isil in Syria and Iraq will be barred from returning to this country for at least two years to prevent terror attacks, David Cameron has announced.

The Prime Minister has unveiled a raft of new anti-terror laws including powers to strip teenage jihadists of their passports and bar airlines from landing in the UK if they fail to provide passenger information.

Mr Cameron made the announcement in an address to the Australian Parliament in which he said Britain had to take action to deal with the threat posed by “foreign fighters planning attacks against our people”. » | Steven Swinford, Senior Political Correspondent in Canberra | Thursday, November 13, 2014