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MPs vote on 42-day detention plan
Summary from the United Kingdom, from articles in English
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Opponents have vowed to fight on after the government narrowly won a vote to extend the time limit for holding terror suspects without charge. (article 1)
The plan to extend the detention limit to 42 days got through the Commons with a majority of nine MPs. (article 1)
1908: All sides seem to agree on one thing, at least: the fight over 42 days - despite the MPs' vote in favour - is far from finished. (article 5)
The prime minister's spokesman said earlier that "if the vote was held now... we would lose", but efforts have been made to persuade Labour rebels. (article 7)
The parliamentary vote on extending terror detention to 42 days looks "very, very tight", Home Office minister Tony McNulty has said. (article 6)
His comments to the BBC came after cabinet ministers were told there was "still more to do" to win on Wednesday. (article 6)
Tony Blair's Attorney-General has given warning that ministers' safeguards for detaining suspects for up to 42 days have failed to make the proposals acceptable. (article 8)
Senior ministers admitted last night that the Prime Minister was still short of the necessary votes to win the ballot on Wednesday despite a weekend of arm-twisting. (article 4)
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MPs, Labour, DUP, detention, vote |
Source articles
- Opponents of 42 days to fight on (BBC News, 06/12/2008, 420 words)
- DUP deny government bought votes (BBC News, 06/11/2008, 396 words)
- Brown wins crunch vote on 42 days (BBC News, 06/11/2008, 665 words)
- Gordon Brown set to lose on 42-day detention (timesonline.co.uk, 06/09/2008, 531 words)
- (All times are BST) (BBC News, 06/11/2008, 4874 words)
- Terror vote 'will be very tight' (BBC News, 06/10/2008, 647 words)
- MPs vote on 42-day detention plan (BBC News, 06/11/2008, 698 words)
- Attorney-General Lord Goldsmith hits out over 42-day terror plans (timesonline.co.uk, 06/10/2008, 503 words)
- Gordon Brown buys time with deals on terror vote (timesonline.co.uk, 06/12/2008, 1497 words)
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