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It's Labour's flaws not Brown's
Summary from multiple countries, from articles in English
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Power to detain suspects for up to 42 days would be used only to deal with a "grave, exceptional terrorist threat" to the United Kingdom, ministers said last night. (article 4)
The legislation would be used either to thwart terrorist attacks or to deal with the aftermath and would be limited to investigations involving the most serious offences, including murder and conspiracy to cause explosions, which carry a life term. (article 4)
The Government's plan to extend from 28 to 42 days the period for which terrorism suspects can be held before charging them has become more about the retention of the Prime Minister than the detention of terrorists. (article 11)
The day after the Prime Minister put his authority on the line by refusing any concessions over the 42-day detention plan, he insisted that the vote next week would not be an issue of confidence. (article 6)
Gordon Brown's government has "hit rock bottom", but defeat over anti-terror plans would not be a "knockout blow", ex-home secretary David Blunkett says. (article 10)
Ministers are winning over rebel MPs on the controversial terror vote to extend detention without charge to 42 days, Justice Secretary Jack Straw has said. (article 9)
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Labour, MPs, Brown, days, Government |
Source articles
- Disgruntled members flirt with the enemy (ft.com, 06/02/2008, 739 words)
- Gordon Brown: Stick to your guns, but there is worse to come (timesonline.co.uk, 06/03/2008, 539 words)
- It's Labour's flaws not Brown's (timesonline.co.uk, 06/03/2008, 1021 words)
- Detention rule will apply only in cases that cause, or threaten, loss of life (timesonline.co.uk, 06/04/2008, 610 words)
- Gordon Brown warns 42-day terror detention rebels that he won't back down (timesonline.co.uk, 06/02/2008, 908 words)
- Times Online (timesonline.co.uk, 06/03/2008, 679 words)
- Smith hopeful over 42 days vote (BBC News, 06/03/2008, 683 words)
- Smith pledges terror safeguards (BBC News, 06/02/2008, 804 words)
- MPs 'will support terror plans' (BBC News, 06/01/2008, 427 words)
- Blunkett: Labour at rock bottom (BBC News, 06/02/2008, 386 words)
- 42-day detention: liberty on hold -Times Online (timesonline.co.uk, 06/04/2008, 611 words)
- Home Secretary Jacqui Smith woos Labour rebels on 42-day detention (timesonline.co.uk, 06/03/2008, 841 words)
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