Inquiry needed into Labour involvement in Gaddafi’s big tent - Davey

"We will need a far wider-ranging inquiry to really get to the bottom of this," said Liberal Democrat Shadow Foreign Secretary. Commenting on the news that Jack Straw will be questioned by the Justice Committee over the release of Abdelbaset Ali Al Megrahi, Edward Davey said:

“Jack Straw has many questions to answer on his involvement in this issue, so it is right that he comes before a Parliamentary committee.

“But with daily revelations about the role of Brown, Mandelson and Blair in murky dealings with Libya, we will need a far wider-ranging inquiry to really get to the bottom of this.

“Parliament must set up a far-reaching investigation into recent UK-Libya relations which will call all those ministers involved to account. We need to get the truth from all the Labour figures who have been drawn into Gadaffi’s big tent.”