Qatada resolution would take 'couple of hours', says Vaz

Radical cleric Abu Qatada would voluntarily return to Jordan if the Jordanian government ratifies a treaty drawn up with the UK government, a court has heard.

The treaty deals with the use of evidence obtained by torture.

Abu Qatada's lawyer, Edward Fitzgerald QC, told the court of the decision during a hearing to decide whether he should be released on bail.

Labour MP Keith Vaz told the BBC he would like to see ministers working together on the treaty: "Let's agree it quickly, we could do this in a couple of hours in the House of Commons".

  • Subsection
  • Published