Pooling ideas on overseas terror

As an early election looks increasingly likely, what will be the outcome of October's debate on compensating victims of overseas terror?

One of the most interesting debates when parliament returns in October will concern the Victims of Overseas Terrorism Bill.

The bill's aim is to put in place a broad-based compensation scheme for UK citizens that are victims of acts of terrorism overseas. It has been put forward by Labour peer Lord Brennan, with strong backing from the families of the Bali bombings and the earlier shootings in Egypt. He has argued that Pool Re, or a mirror of it, should pick up the tab for compensating victims

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