Blunkett criticises Guantanamo treatment

BRITISH detainees at Guantanamo Bay received a fresh boost yesterday when Home Secretary David Blunkett criticised their treatment by the American authorities.

Speaking as he prepared to fly to the US for terrorism talks, he pledged to fight for a "fair deal" for the four suspects whose release has not yet been secured.

Mr Blunkett will be in Washington at the same time as supporters of the Britons held at the Cuban military base take their campaign for justice to the White House.