The government has published its plans to allow the police to hold terrorism suspects for up to 42 days before they are charged.
The Counter Terrorism Bill proposes extending the limit beyond the current 28 days.
Some senior police officers support the move but it could be beaten by Lib Dem, Tory and rebel Labour MPs.
Attempts to extend the limit to 90 days in 2005 ended in then prime minister Tony Blair's first Commons defeat.
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Terrorists need to get out of the public and in jail at the very minimum. The UK appears to have passed a bill that allows this to happen to some extent. I think it is a good thing, but it could be longer than 42 days.
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