Commenting on news that Theresa May is to toughen restrictions on suspected terrorists, shadow Home Secretary, Yvette cooper MP, said:

“This Home Secretary repeatedly ignored warnings that ditching relocations would increase the risk that terror suspects would abscond. After losing two out of the ten suspects she’s been forced to admit there’s a problem. But her hands are tied by her own legislation.

"Theresa May is belatedly trying to close the stable door that she herself threw open.

"She made it impossible to relocate terror suspects, no one else. And she can’t just blame the Liberal Democrats. Tory Ministers and back benchers - including the Home Secretary - were all keen to downgrade control orders after the election, because they refused to face the realities of government or listen to security warnings.

"If Theresa May has finally realised that she did the wrong thing by weakening terror controls, she should apologise. And David Cameron should take over the crucial decisions on terror suspects as its clear the Home Secretary can’t be trusted to get it right.”