Abu Qatada's deportation is 'excellent news', says David Cameron Qatada is facing terrorism charges in Jordan but his deportation was blocked over concerns that he may not receive a fair trial. Qatada agreed in May to leave Britain once the treaty had been fully ratified, a process which was completed earlier this week. She said the UK's relationship with the European Court of Human Rights must change, adding that "nothing should be off the table." The government is reforming the deportation process to reduce the number of times individuals can appeal to courts in the UK, she said. However, Britain must also re-examine "our relationship with the European Court of Human Rights," she said. We have got to look at that relationship and, as far as I'm concerned, I think nothing should be off the table in terms of looking at how we work with and how we deal with the European Court. Keith Vaz, the Labour MP and chairman of the Home Affairs Select Committee, said government lawyers should have drawn up the treaty with Jordan sooner. "Only 446 days after the Home Secretary said Abu Qatada would be on a plane shortly, he has finally reached the end of the runway," Mr Vaz zaid. In the end, it was the king of Jordan who secured his departure by agreeing to this treaty. The Home Secretary's legal advisers will have questions to answer as to why they didn't conceive of this scheme earlier which would have prevented a cost to the taxpayer of £1.7 million.