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9 Feb 2018

Bob Seely MP on British IS suspects: ‘It’s easier to drop a bomb on somebody than try to capture them’

Many say the best way to solve the problem of British IS fighters abroad is to kill them in battle – even the Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson. Critics say that’s morally wrong and risks breaking international law.

Clive Baldwin, senior legal adviser at Human Rights Watch, and the Conservative MP and member of the foreign affairs select committee, give their views.