Streatham attack: Bill stopping early release of jailed terrorists passes unopposed in Commons

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Boris Johnson’s emergency legislation preventing automatic early release for terrorists halfway through their prison sentences has cleared all its stages in the Commons without a vote. The Terrorist Offenders Bill passed unopposed as ministers rushed to get the legislation on the statue book by 27 February – just days before the next terrorist offender comes up for release. “There have been many efforts of this over the years but as recent incidents have seen, that has not always been with success.” It follows the terror attack in Streatham earlier this month when Sudesh Amman stabbed two bystanders just days after he was released midway through his sentence for possessing and distributing terrorist documents. “The government has known about the problem for some time.” MPs also raised concern about radicalisation in prisons, after a convicted terrorist and another inmate wearing suicide vests allegedly launched an attack on officers inside HMP Whitemoor last month.