What a Carry On Jacqui...
I'm celebrating with a spliff and a can of beer...
Peers throw out 42-day detention
The government's plans to extend terror detention limits to 42 days have been heavily defeated in the House of Lords.
Peers voted to keep the current 28-day limit on pre-charge detentions by 309 votes to 118 - a majority of 191.
Home Secretary Jacqui Smith is expected to make a statement in the next hour in the Commons.
UPDATE:
Ministers drop 42-day detention
Home Secretary Jacqui Smith has said that plans to extend terror detention to 42 days will be dropped from the Counter-Terrorism Bill.
I note that Lord Tebbitt of Get on your bike fame supported Jacqui Smith. Perhaps, they should ride off on tandem into the sunset?
A mixture of law, politics, autobiography and humour. Once described as "The Devilish Advocate" (Guardian), I do have the ability to provoke a response. Sometimes it comes from someone who uses a thought process, and sometimes from jerks usually associated with the knee.
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Monday, October 13, 2008
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