Intelligence chiefs resisted backing anti-terrorism Bill
Intelligence chiefs resisted government pressure to back controversial aspects of the anti-terror Bill, it was revealed last night. Ministers wanted to use secret intelligence to impose a ban on a number of radical Islamic groups after the London July 7 bombings, which killed 52 people. Private e-mails from the heads of MI5 and MI6 reveal that they were reluctant to allow a repeat of the run-up to the Iraq conflict, when their assessments were used to justify the case for going to war. Full Story