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David Miliband is expected to apologise to MPs and admit two US "extraordinary rendition" flights landed on UK territory, The Times says. | David Miliband is expected to apologise to MPs and admit two US "extraordinary rendition" flights landed on UK territory, The Times says. |
The government has previously said they had no evidence of such flights. | The government has previously said they had no evidence of such flights. |
They have now got US confirmation that the two flights did stop in the UK dependent territory of Diego Garcia. | They have now got US confirmation that the two flights did stop in the UK dependent territory of Diego Garcia. |
The foreign secretary will tell MPs the government did not know of the flights at the time and would ensure it did not happen again, the newspaper reports. | The foreign secretary will tell MPs the government did not know of the flights at the time and would ensure it did not happen again, the newspaper reports. |
Mr Miliband is expected to make the admission in a statement to the Commons at around 1315 GMT. | |
A Foreign Office spokeswoman confirmed his statement concerned rendition, but would not comment on its content. |