On what he wants to see happen next: «I would advise [Obama] personally call
for a special committee to review these interception programs, repudiate the dangerous «State Secrets» privilege, and, upon preparing to leave office, begin a
tradition for all Presidents forthwith to
demonstrate their
respect for the law by appointing a special investigator to review the policies of their years in office
for any wrongdoing.
We can either set out the positive requirements to maintain our
traditions of
respect for equality and human rights and be a country that really does work
for everyone; or we can miss this golden opportunity to
demonstrate how post-Brexit Britain can create a fairer and more united Britain.»