Benefits could be stripped for fanatics to avoid repeat of Qatada fiasco Qatada, 53, was deported to Jordan, where he faces terror charges, during the early hours of Sunday, days after an extradition deal between the two countries became law. He is now detained in prison there although his lawyers yesterday began attempts to have him released on bail. Mrs May was met with a huge cheer as she updated MPs on the Qatada case but said changes were needed to ensure it was never repeated. She said it was not acceptable that it had cost £1.7 million in legal fees, including £430,000 in legal aid for Qatada, and that reforms to the system were already being addressed. But she added: "I can also tell the house that my Right Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Iain Duncan Smith) is also looking at how we can curtail the benefits claims made by terror suspects and extremists whose behaviour is not conducive to the public good." Other changes include an end to repeated appeals in the UK in national security cases and clear messages to the courts that foreign nationals who commit serious crimes must be deported. However, Mrs May said despite the changes the problems with the "crazy interpretation of our human rights laws" and rounded on European Court of Human Rights for "moving the goalposts" when it ruled Qatada's deportation would be unlawful because of the risk that evidence obtained through torture might be used against him. She said: "I have made clear my view that in the end the Human Rights Act must be scrapped. We must also consider our relationship with the European Court (of Human Rights) very carefully, and I believe that all options - including withdrawing from the Convention altogether - should remain on the table. She said the Government was also making sure all doors would be closed to any possible return by Qatada to the UK and that his family had a decision to make as to whether to go and join him in Jordan. Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said the deportation of Qatada was a "good result for the country" but warned against attacking human rights laws. Tory MP Philip Hollobone joined several MPs from all sides in congratulating the Home Secretary on Qatada's deportation, adding: "Will you accept the thanks of a grateful nation for a job well done?" Conservative Robert Halfon added: "I congratulate you for joining the ranks of the US Navy Seals in knowing how to get rid of perpetrators of terrorism, even if it was in slightly less violent means." And Labour's Steve McCabe said: "I'd also like to sincerely congratulate the Home Secretary and the security minister - no wonder he's talked about as a future Tory leader." In Jordan, Qatada has pleaded not guilty to the charge of "conspiracy to carry out terrorist acts on Jordanian soil." His lawyer Tayseer Diab said: "I applied today to the state security court to release Abu Qatada on bail. The state security court will examine my application and decide after 48 hours. Abu Qatada, whose real name is Omar Othman, has been in remanded in custody for 15 days in "Muwaqqer one," a newly refurbished complex in Jordan's best civilian jail. "He is being given his own cell, but his not being kept in solitary confinement," one prison official told the Telegraph. He is allowed to see members of his family and have other visitors.