On 11 April 2023, the Guardian reported that the investigatory powers commissioner identified non-compliance with the UK’s policy on torture by intelligence agencies and Ministry of Defence.
Commenting in the Independent, APPG Chair Ken Clarke says, "we mustn’t allow fear to cause us to abandon standards of freedom, liberty and human rights on which this country stands". Mr Clarke said that values had wavered since the 9/11 attacks and rise of jihadi threats, when the UK allowed a “serious lapse in our normal standards” with involvement in extraordinary rendition to Libya and other countries where people faced torture.
