Does the government hold a ‘kill list’ of terrorists fighting for the so-called Islamic State who can be taken out at a moment’s notice? Michael Fallon certainly seemed to suggest so this morning on Radio 4, saying the government ‘would not hesitate’ to launch further attacks on those who posed a threat to this country.
The Prime Minister’s official spokeswoman neither confirmed nor denied the existence of a list when asked about it. She said: ‘It means the government remains absolutely committed to doing what is necessary to protect British people here on the streets of Britain.’ Pressed on the existence of a list of names, she said: ‘It means that our approach is to protect us from that threat.’ She was then asked whether there was an appendix of names to the legal advice which was sought on launching a drone strike in self-defence.
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