“The wife of the attempted suicide bomber Hussain Osman has been found guilty of failing to tell the police about his plan to cause ‘carnage and mass murder’ on London’s underground.”
The Guardian, 11th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Watch the Commons debate the Counter-Terrorism Bill from 12.30pm today.
Source: www.parliament.uk
“Today is crunch time for the Prime Minister and his plan to lock up terror suspects for 42 days without charge. Robert Verkaik, Law Editor, surveys the battle lines.”
The Independent, 11th June 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“With MPs voting today on a new, 42-day detention limit for terror suspects, Lee Glendinning spoke to a 23-year-old student about what it is like to be detained under the existing terrorism legislation.”
The Guardian, 11th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The government is expected to offer a last-minute compensation deal to help push the 42-day detention plan through.”
BBC News, 10th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Jury trials in terrorist cases are under threat because they can take too long, president of the Queen’s Bench Division, Sir Igor Judge, has said.”
BBC News, 10th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Gordon Brown’s fate in a crunch Commons vote tomorrow on the power to detain suspected terrorists for 42 days lies in the hands of a small group of wavering Labour MPs.”
The Independent, 10th June 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The government’s human rights watchdog last night served notice that it will immediately launch a legal challenge to the government’s plan to extend the pre-charge detention limit to 42 days if it reaches the statute book. The Equality and Human Rights Commission, chaired by Trevor Phillips, backed its claim by publishing legal advice from Matrix Chambers that the extended limit would violate the European convention on human rights.”
The Guardian, 10th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“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.”
The Times, 10th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Gordon Brown’s chances of avoiding a humiliating defeat in the Commons this week dwindled after he effectively ruled out any more significant changes to proposals to detain terror suspects for 42 days without charge.”
The Times, 9th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The plan to detain terror suspects for 42 days has become so convoluted and bureaucratic that police fear it will be almost unworkable, senior sources have told The Times.”
The Times, 6th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Barclays is using controversial American anti-terrorism laws to shut down the personal bank accounts of British citizens who are working for Iranian-owned businesses …”
The Times, 6th June 2008
source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The government’s concessions on 42-day pre-charge detention for terrorism suspects have left the legislation in breach of human rights law, the joint select committee on human rights will say today.”
The Guardian, 5th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“New powers to hold terror suspects for up to 42 days without charge would be triggered only by a ‘grave and exceptional’ threat akin to the 7 July bombings in London, ministers said yesterday as they moved to defuse a potentially devastating revolt by Labour MPs.”
The Independent, 4th June 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Jacqui Smith today revealed new details of the government’s plans to introduce safeguards in its controversial legislation to detain terror suspects for up to 42 days.”
The Guardian, 3rd June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Confidence is growing among ministers that the threat of a government defeat over plans to extend detention without charge of terror suspects is receding.”
BBC News, 3rd June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A complaint was made yesterday to the information commissioner about the government’s behaviour over the use of the British island of Diego Garcia for the rendition of US prisoners.”
The Guardian, 3rd June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Allowing terrorist suspects to be held without charge for up to 42 days in the UK could encourage other EU countries to pass similar legislation, Europe’s human rights commissioner said today.”
The Guardian, 2nd June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Gordon Brown will take one of the biggest gambles of his political career today by defying Labour MPs to back him or defeat him over holding terrorist suspects for 42 days.”
The Times, 2nd June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“America may have held terror suspects in British territory, despite UK denials.”
The Guardian, 2nd June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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