May defends use of drones to kill British terrorists overseas
by Ewen MacAskill Defence correspondent from Technology | The Guardian on (#3B8C2)
PM responds to security committee report into 2015 targeted killing of Reyaad Khan, who had joined Islamic State in Syria
Theresa May has defended the use of drone strikes against British citizens, saying the killing of Islamic State's Reyaad Khan in 2015 was "necessary and proportionate" and that she would authorise such strikes in the future.
The prime minister said there had been no alternative to the killing of Khan in a precision airstrike in Syria because "a direct and imminent threat was identified by the intelligence agencies". There was "a clear legal basis for action in international law", she added.