The system of control orders for dangerous terror suspects has been left in tatters by a devastating human rights judgment.
The ruling by the Law Lords could lead to all 20 people under 'house arrest' being allowed free.
Home Secretary Alan Johnson, facing his first headache in his new post, called the decision 'extremely disappointing'.
The verdict centres on the use of secret evidence in the court cases used to decide whether a control order can be imposed.
Suspects have no right even to know what they are being accused of. A 'special advocate' acting on their behalf can see the evidence, but cannot tell them about it.
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