Statement: Alan Johnson on aviation and border security
6 January 2010 (updated on 22 April 2010)
Home Secretary, Alan Johnson, made a statement in the Commons on the failed attempt to destroy a passenger plane coming in to land at Detroit airport on Christmas Day, and its implications for national security.
- Video and Audio: Statement: Aviation and Border Security
- Commons Hansard: Statement: Aviation and Border Security [col 28, p22] (pdf)
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