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Gordon Brown's last-ditch appeal fails as Lords reject 42-day Bill

The Government抯 controversiol plan to extend the pre-charge detention limit from 28 days to 42 was heavily defeated in the Lords tonight.

The peers overwhelmingly rejected the proposed legislation by 309 votes to 118 after it had scraped through the House of Commons in June.

The humiliating defeat for the Government came in spite of Gordon Brown抯 last-ditch appeal for cross-party support this morning. "I believe the House of Lords should take the advice of the Commons," he said, but his appeals were in vain.

Even stalwart Labour loyalists such as Lord Falconer of Thoroton, the former Lord Chancellor, rejected the proposal. 揑f I thought that this provision for 42 days would make any difference at all in the fight against terrorism I would unhesitatingly support it,