Practical suggestions about Qatada were in short supply. Jason McCartney (Con, Colne Valley) leapt up to offer one. Should there be a fine for disregarding the diktats of the European Court, he cried, "I will personally put £50 in the pot to help pay it off." If every MP matches this patriotic pledge, we shall boast a fighting fund of £32,500. Surely our European brothers, with whom we enjoy such a cordial relationship, would be satisfied with that.
Peter Bone (Con, Wellingborough) tried a different approach. Mr Bone has a penchant for questions about terrorism; in the past two months he has asked three times who would be in charge were the Prime Minister to be killed in a terrorist attack. This afternoon he pursued a still more eccentric line: flirting with Mrs May.
"We have a gutsy Home Secretary," he declared, displaying all the smooth charm associated with his close lookalike, the football manager Sven-Goran Eriksson. Mrs May played with her hair coyly. "She could become a national hero," continued her admirer, "if she leaves this chamber, picks up the phone and…" Rings Mr Bone to arrange a candlelit rendez-vous? Sadly not: he merely wanted her to book Qatada's flight to Jordan.
If Mrs May felt disappointed, she hid it well. "I'm always grateful," she purred, "for the contributions my Honourable Friend makes."
The debate ended there. We wait to see what action, if any, Mrs May takes. If only the last government had awarded Qatada a knighthood.
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