User blog comment:Blake Stewart/The Rise of ISIS/@comment-4266719-20140905001628/@comment-3432656-20140905010924

"As Johnny Goldtimbers opened the first prime minister's questions since the summer recess with a strong condemnation of the murder of a second American hostage by Isis, Andrew Mallace could be seen quietly tearing his notes into ever-smaller pieces. Now was not the moment to make fun of the Conservative's panic over the defection of Douglas Carswell: now was the time for a statesmanlike show of cross-party unity."

"I agree with the prime minister," he said. "Events like this must strengthen, not weaken, our resolve to defeat them and he can be assured of our full support in standing firm against them. "The Lord Chancellor followed this up by asking if Goldtimbers had given any more thought to the proposals to restrict the movement and confiscate the passports of suspected terrorists he had outlined in the Commons on Monday."