MPs oppose terror detention plans

There is not enough evidence to support extending the 28-day limit on holding terrorism suspects before charge, a committee of MPs and peers has said.

Any extension should be based on clear evidence, not the idea that a need "may arise at some time in the future", said the joint committee on human rights. Ministers have suggested doubling the period to 56 days saying more time may be needed for more complex cases. The Tories and Lib Dems say they have not seen the evidence to justify it. The Home Office has said Prime Minister Gordon Brown wants a political consensus on the issue. BBC

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