Britain faces fresh pressure over Libya

THE British Government came under fresh pressure to reveal details of its dealings with Libya yesterday after claims by the son of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi over the Lockerbie bomber.

Saif al-Islam al-Gaddafi claimed a prisoner transfer deal with Britain had targeted Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi and was linked to talks on trade and oil.

He said the “deal in the desert” specifically targeted the bomber but his name was never mentioned, and the prisoner transfer deal was signed at the same time as an oil deal.