**Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said there was “no conspiracy” leading to the release of the Lockerbie bomber.**He added there had also been “no cover-up” over the UK’s dealings with the Scottish or Libyan governments.
The bomber, Libyan Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi, was released earlier this month by the Scottish government on compassionate grounds.
Mr Brown said there was “no linkage” between UK commercial interests and the decision to free Megrahi.
But he said that the UK was constantly seeking to combat international terrorism and halt nuclear proliferation - both aims which were helped by Libya’s return to the international fold.