UK: No sunset clause on control orders 2005-03-09

Tony Blair has just won a key vote in the House of Commons rejecting a sunset clause for the terrorism bill that would have seen it expire in November.

What does his insistence on not accepting a sunset clause tell us? That he thinks there's a significant chance he'd be unable to get the majority needed for an extension 8 months on...

Gives you a lot of confidence, now, doesn't it?

Update: BBC now has an article summarising the votes in House of Commons

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