Labour queries US pressure over torture and rendition inquiry

Labour has raised fears that pressure from the Trump administration is delaying an announcement on whether a judge-led inquiry will investigate the UK’s involvement in torture and rendition overseas.The shadow attorney general, Shami Chakrabarti, and shadow foreign secretary, Emily Thornberry, have written to the prime minister expressing concerns that the government has missed its deadline for announcing whether it will hold an inquiry.“We seek urgent clarification as to whether you