Minister ‘misled parliament’ on Foreign Office role in secret Assange operation

A British MP has accused a Foreign Office minister of “misleading parliament” over his department’s involvement in the secret operation to arrest Julian Assange. Kenny MacAskill MP, a former Scottish justice secretary, asked the Foreign Office “whether any people working on Operation Pelican were based within [its] Department’s premises.”  Pelican was the secret Metropolitan Police-led … Continue reading Minister ‘misled parliament’ on Foreign Office role in secret Assange operation