THE GUARDIAN: William Hague says Libyan leader and immediate family will receive no diplomatic safeguards in UK and says he should quit
Britain has revoked the diplomatic immunity of Muammar Gaddafi and his family, William Hague confirmed, as the foreign secretary called for the Libyan leader to step down.
Hague said the UK was "working intensively" to establish how many Britons remained in Libya as final evacuation missions were being planned.
Asked whether the Libyan leader could remain in power, Hague told BBC1's Andrew Marr Show: "We have here a country descending into civil war, with atrocious scenes of killing of protesters and a government actually making war on its own, so of course it is time for Colonel Gaddafi to go. That is the best hope for Libya.
"And last night, I signed a directive revoking his diplomatic immunity in the United Kingdom but also the diplomatic immunity of his sons, his family, his household. So it is very clear where we stand on his status as the head of state." >>> Press Association | Sunday, February 27, 2011
