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Counter-terrorism Review

As the Minister responsible, with the then Home Secretary, for taking the control orders legislation through the House, may I say that I deeply resent the implication by some Government Members that we welcomed the opportunity to incarcerate people without trial? Control orders were always an imperfect solution to an unprecedented terror threat. Recently, in the High Court, Mr Justice Wilkie said of the subject of a control order that he had renewed:"““He was and remains prepared to be a martyr in an attack designed to take many lives. He remains highly trained, security conscious and committed.””" Does the Home Secretary feel personally confident that the measures that she is introducing will protect the British people from people like that?