Government wins terror vote
Parliament has approved provisions for 42 day detentions without charge by 315 votes to 306, but only with the support of nine Democratic Unionist MPs and Ann Widdecombe.
BBC report here…
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1. Doug
Lock the DUP MPs up for 6 weeks?
2. Jennie Rigg
Fuck.
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