Beheading brings calls for tough laws to tackle UK jihadists

House arrest measures needed, says Carlile, and Clegg 'was wrong to block snooper's charter'

The Mole

Pressure is mounting on David Cameron to reintroduce tougher anti-terror laws to tackle the threat of an estimated 250 British jihadists who have already returned from Iraq and Syria to the UK, and hundreds more who could return if they survive the American-backed campaign to stop IS.

Lord Carlile, the government's former independent adviser on anti-terrorism legislation, called this morning for the reintroduction of controversial control orders which would enable the authorities to put terrorist suspects under house arrest.

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