Police Under Fire As Anger Grows Over Heavy-Handed Green Arrest ; There Was Deepening Anger and Dismay Among Mps of All Parties Over the Arrest of Tory Frontbencher Damian Green for His Alleged Involvement in the Leak of Information From the Home Office.

Western Daily Press › November 30, 2008

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There was deepening anger and dismay among MPs of all parties over the arrest of Tory frontbencher Damian Green for his alleged involvement in the leak of information from the Home Office.

Tory leader David Cameron denounced as heavy-handed the tactics employed by Scotland Yard after the Shadow Immigration Minister was detained for nine hours following his arrest by counter-terrorism officers.

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Police Under Fire As Anger Grows Over Heavy-Handed Green Arrest ; There Was Deepening Anger and Dismay Among Mps of All Parties Over the Arrest of Tory Frontbencher Damian Green for His Alleged Involvement in the Leak of Information From the Home Office.

Gordon Brown and Home Secretary Jacqui Smith both insisted Ministers were not involved in any way in the decision to arrest Mr Green and it was purely...

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