At a packed social event in Highgate on Sunday, Director of Liberty, Shami Chakrabarti addressed Haringey’s Liberal Democrats on the current attack on civil liberties in Britain. She appeared at the invitation of local MP Lynne Featherstone.

Ms Chakrabarti spoke at length to members on ID cards, detention and other key civil liberties issues. She praised Lynne Featherstone and members in all parties who take up these causes.

Lynne Featherstone comments:

“It was a great honour to have Shami speaking on civil liberties here in Haringey, and it has been an enormous privilege to work with her on these vital issues in Parliament.

“With ID cards, detention and a range of other issues, our civil liberties have never been under more threat, and Shami has been key to putting these issues at the heart of political debate.”