Chris Huhne
Liberal Democrat MP for Eastleigh
New Home Secretary Must Roll Back Authoritarian Laws – Huhne
Responding to reports that Jacqui Smith is to resign as Home Secretary, Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary, Chris Huhne said:
“Jacqui Smith was one of a succession of authoritarian Labour Home Secretaries that rode roughshod over civil liberties.
“For that reason, she is not the right person for the Home Office in the current spirit of reform.
“The next Home Secretary must ensure that the worst excesses of recent years are not just curbed but rolled back.
“A good start would be to scrap ID cards, take innocent people off the DNA database and not spy on our phone calls and emails.”