Terror of Tory MP's daughter as anti-terror police raid his home over 'immigration leaks to media'

Daily Mail ^ | 28 Nov 2008 | James Chapman and Ian Drury

[BGHater]

Extraordinary details of the heavy-handed police operation against shadow immigration minister Damian Green were revealed this afternoon.

Nine counter-terrorism officers raided the MP's London home, frightening his 15-year-old daughter Verity and wife Alicia who were there.

Mr Green was seized at his constituency home in Ashford, Kent, and held at Belgravia police station for nine hours, only one of which was used to question him about his alleged crime - leaking information embarrassing to the Home office.

As fury grew over the way an elected MP had been treated after helping to expose Government blunders, the Evening Standard revealed that when his Commons and constituency offices were searched his mobile phone, Black-Berry and computers were all removed for examination, complete with confidential files stored on them.

His email account had been disabled.

Messages were bounced back with the terse explanation: 'your message wasn't delivered because of security policies.'

A Tory source said angrily: 'He cannot do his job, which means the voters of Ashford have been disenfranchised by the police.'

The affair was turning into the biggest row over Whitehall leaks since the prosecution of civil servant Clive Ponting in 1985, over leaks about the Belgrano sinking, and the jailing of Sarah Tisdall in 1983 for leaking secrets about US cruise missiles in the UK.

[BGHater]

"'What do they think about in Britain today, counter-terrorism police are spending their time searching an MP's office, arresting him, holding him for nine hours, all on a day when British citizens are being killed on the other side of the world and all because, as far as I can see, he made public some information that was in the public interest that the Government found uncomfortable."

Insane Stalin tactics from the UK police. Incredible.

[Norman Bates]

This will backfire big. Way to go Gordo!

[Oldpuppymax]

If I’m correctly reading the enclosed list of “leaks”, it appears that this MP was alerting Brits to the dangers of political correctness. Illegals coddled by labour posed a signifigant threat to the safety and security of the British public. But exposing the actions of his nations leftist overlords caused his arrest and harrassment. Look for much of the same here, that is should anyone in our government actually have the necessary spine.

[Mad Dawg]

Clintoon detained people for yelling nasty language at him. It’s a tactic of the left. They’re all about freedom until they’re in power.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks BGHater, you beat me.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2139594/posts

[Never2baCrat]

The police will go after big time criminals like this, but look the other way when REAL crime goes down! What a bunch of wussies! I’ve lost all respect for British police now, even though I used to be one!

[SunkenCiv]

oh f’cryin’ out loud...

Tory frontbencher Green arrested
BBC
Posted on 11/27/2008 1:59:52 PM PST by UKrepublican
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2139298/posts

[dervish]

thanks.

The left hates freedom of speech. Its coming here Jan 10.

[rmlew]

First 13 BNP members are arrested for lawfuly pahmpletting and now a Tory MP is arrested releasing non-classified details on immigration policy to the British people.

Britain is lost.

[BGHater]

Jan 10. ?!?

Dam it gets sooner and sooner. They are even changing the dates on us!!

[SunkenCiv]

Judging from the election “coverage”, it’s already here, and has been for a year or more.

[dervish]

This is making me very angry on the censorship front:

http://worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=82113

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks for that link!

[SunkenCiv]

re:

BNP membership list leaked onto internet (British National Party)
The Telegraph (U.K.) | November 18, 2008 | James Kirkup and Christopher Hope
Posted on 11/18/2008 1:56:10 PM PST by Stoat
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2134194/posts