Iraqi Kurd Caliph Ali Asmar, who was wanted over the attempted murder of a
man after being recommended for deportation, has been arrested, Humberside
Police have said.
The arrest came after it was revealed that at least half of the serious
offenders released in the foreign prisoner
scandal remained on the run.
Charles Clarke, the Home Secretary, faced further calls for his resignation
after telling MPs yesterday that of 79
killers, rapist and child sex offenders, only 41 had been tracked down or
allowed to stay.
It came as the Government attempted to wrest back control of the debacle by
unveiling a package of tough proposals
aimed at preventing any repeat.
Under what Number 10 dubbed "the biggest change in deportation arrangements for
a generation", almost all foreign
criminals will in future be expected to face deportation.
But David Davis, the shadow home secretary, said Mr Clarke's proposals amounted
to "bolting the prison door after the
prisoners have fled".
And Sir Menzies Campbell, the Liberal Democrat leader, said they would make
little practical difference.
Both called for him to quit and David Cameron, the Tory leader, declared: "The
Home Secretary and the Prime Minister
don't have a grip. They've lost control ... and the Home Secretary has got to
go."
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man after being recommended for deportation, has been arrested, Humberside
Police have said.
The arrest came after it was revealed that at least half of the serious
offenders released in the foreign prisoner
scandal remained on the run.
Charles Clarke, the Home Secretary, faced further calls for his resignation
after telling MPs yesterday that of 79
killers, rapist and child sex offenders, only 41 had been tracked down or
allowed to stay.
It came as the Government attempted to wrest back control of the debacle by
unveiling a package of tough proposals
aimed at preventing any repeat.
Under what Number 10 dubbed "the biggest change in deportation arrangements for
a generation", almost all foreign
criminals will in future be expected to face deportation.
But David Davis, the shadow home secretary, said Mr Clarke's proposals amounted
to "bolting the prison door after the
prisoners have fled".
And Sir Menzies Campbell, the Liberal Democrat leader, said they would make
little practical difference.
Both called for him to quit and David Cameron, the Tory leader, declared: "The
Home Secretary and the Prime Minister
don't have a grip. They've lost control ... and the Home Secretary has got to
go."
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