Brown’s Lockerbie comments a masterclass in evasion - Davey

Responding to Gordon Brown’s comments on the return of Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi to Libya, Liberal Democrat Shadow Foreign Secretary, Edward Davey said: “Gordon Brown’s comments on Lockerbie are a masterclass in evasion."

“When a decision is made by another politician, and has such grave international consequences, the Prime Minister’s refusal to say whether or not he supports it almost amounts to negligence.

“It is hard to see why he can’t tell us what he thinks of the decision to release a man who has been convicted of the worst terrorist attack in British history.

“As long as Gordon Brown remains silent on this issue, people will suspect he has something to hide.”