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Last Updated: Oct 28th, 2008 - 17:57:18 |
LONDON (Reuters) - The House of Lords rejected a government proposal to tighten anti-terrorism laws on Monday, saying it didn't support holding suspects for up to six weeks without charge.
In a vote carried by 309 to 118, the House of Lords resoundingly defeated the government's Counter-Terrorism Bill, which would have raised the time terrorism suspects can be held without charge to 42 days from 28 days.
The Lords' decision had been expected following criticism of the bill from senior members of the upper house including Eliza Manningham-Buller, a former intelligence chief.
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