A senior British lawmaker, reacting to comments by U.S. President Donald Trump, says Britain does not condone torture “under any circumstances whatsoever.”
David Davis, the Brexit secretary overseeing Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union, made the comments to Parliament as Prime Minister Theresa May headed to the U.S. to meet with Trump. (more on p15).
Davis said the British government’s position on torture was plain: “We don’t condone it.”
Trump used his first television interview in the U.S. to voice his belief that torture “absolutely” works and condoned its use in fighting Islamist terrorism.
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