One of the London suicide bombers attended the House of Commons a year before he blew himself up. It emerged last night that Mohammad Sidique Khan attended parliament as guest of a Labour MP, a revelation which sent shockwaves through Westminster.
Khan (30), who killed himself and six commuters on a tube train near Edgware Road, met Labour MP Jon Trickett in July 2004. He was invited in his capacity as a mentor at Hillside Primary School in Beeston, Leeds, where Mr Trickett's wife, Sarah, is headteacher.
On his visit, Khan even met cabinet minister Hilary Benn, the international development secretary, who talked about his role as the school's local MP. He then answered questions from the children who were with Khan.