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THERESA MAY has failed to deliver an inquiry into rendition and torture, despite campaigners hoping it could be one of her final acts before leaving office.
The outgoing prime minister, who took on the Metropolitan Police by launching a judge-led inquiry into undercover policing, has decided against opening a similar probe into extraordinary renditions — which would have put Britain’s spy agencies under intense scrutiny.
Her de-facto deputy, David Lidington, told the Commons today the government has ruled out an inquiry.
ANDREW MURRAY looks back on the ignominious career of the former US vice-president, who died earlier this week
ANSELM ELDERGILL draws attention to a legal case on Tuesday in which a human rights group is challenging the government’s decision to allow the sale of weapons used against Palestinians
