The Queen lobbied the Government to kick out Abu Hamza

Lobbied ... Queen expressed concern to government over Abu Hamza

THE Queen asked the UK government why radical cleric Abu Hamza could not be arrested, it was reported today.

The decision was finally made to kick ranting Hamza out yesterday after European judges rejected his appeal against deportation.
And BBC Security Correspondent Frank Gardner revealed this morning that the Queen had lobbied for Hamza to be deported before he was charged with offences under the Terrorism Act in October 2004.
Mr Gardner told BBC Radio 4 this morning: "The Queen was pretty upset that there was no way to arrest Abu Hamza."
He said she told the then Home Secretary that "surely this man must have broken some laws. Why is he still at large?"
The Queen's request came at the same time as The Sun's campaign to put Hamza behind bars.

Abu Hamza ... on his way

The hook-handed hate cleric and four other terror suspects had claimed they faced ill-treatment in a US “supermax” jail if they were booted out.
But last night the European Court of Human Rights ruled that its April decision that the men can be sent to America must stand.
Hamza, 54, and the others will be deported in days.
Home Secretary Theresa May welcomed the decision. A spokesman said: “We will work to ensure they are handed over to the US authorities as quickly as possible.”