Internet adoption couple go to court to win back twins

Internet adoption couple Alan and Judith Kilshaw say they will fight to get the twins back from social services.

The couple, from North Wales, say they will go to court today - and have admitted they never tried to adopt children in Britain.

Police and local authority officers snatched the twins late last night, making them wards of court.

"I think the fight started from the word go, now we just have to fight on," Judith Kilshaw said. "We fought so hard and so long and we will carry on."

Alan Kilshaw, 45,added: "The whole thing is the result of a hidden political agenda - I think it's a political agenda by the government. People have to see at the end of the day this is our democratic right.

"It is regrettable that these babies have been turned effectively into wards of court by the social services. I will question whether that's legitimate, morally or politically.

"I suggest when George Bush is inaugurated one of his first jobs is to take this up with Tony Blair. "

Mrs Kilshaw, 47, a mother of two young sons of her own, also admitted they never tried to adopt children in Britain. "We never applied, we knew it was too tough, we would not have succeeded because of age. Considering we have not broken any laws, this was right for us."

"We should have stayed in America. If we had stayed there would have been none of this and the twins would have stayed with us."

Mr Kilshaw added: "I think we can offer them a lot once the glare of publicity dies down. "