pbtt wrote an interesting post today on
Here’s a quick excerpt
The maiden speech of Eliza Manningham-Buller, the former head of MI5, in the house of Lords confirmed what many of her former colleagues had been saying privately - that she did not supoport the Government over its legislation to detain terror suspects for 42 days.
This is a pretty big blow to Gordon Brown. The detention provision in the Counter-Terrorism Bill was going to be defeated in any case in the House of Lords which means that later this year the Government will try get it reinstated in the Commons.
Mr Brown won a narrow victory last month over 42 days, relying on the nine votes of Democratic Unionists to avoid a humiliating defeat. But can the same trick be pulled off again, now that it is clear that a former head of the security service opposed the new law, calling it unworkable?
Lady Manningham-Buller said: “I have weighed up the balance between […]
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