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MPs have backed the government’s proposals to extend pre-charge detention for terror suspects to 42 days. The crucial amendments were passed by 315 votes to 306, following a strenuous whipping operation by the government as MPs debated the counterterrorism bill this afternoon. It appears the votes of the Democratic Unionist party (DUP) were responsible for… Read more »
A government official left two intelligence documents containing information about al-Qaida and the situation in Iraq on a train in London, it has emerged. The documents, both reports by the joint intelligence committee, were abandoned on a train and belonged to a top Cabinet Office official. One covered al-Qaida’s current weaknesses while the other focused… Read more »
