They instead vote for 28 days , a figure Mr Blair had made clear he considered inadequate for the nation 's security needs although it is double the existing limit . • November 16 , 2006 : Mr Blair says he has not changed his mind about 90 days but wants cross-party consensus on any increase . • June 3 , 2007 : Prime Minister-in-waiting Gordon Brown says he will revive plans to raise the 28-day limit when he takes over at 10 Downing Street later this month . • June 7 , 2007 : Home Secretary John Reid repeats the Government line that it hopes to reach a cross-party consensus on increasing the time limit beyond the current 28 days . • July 10 , 2007 : MPs approve the extension of 28-day detention without charge for terror suspects for a further year . • July 16 , 2007 : The Association of Chief Police Officers repeats its call for officers to be able to detain terror suspects for longer than 28 days . • July 24 , 2007 : A month after her appointment , new Home Secretary Jacqui Smith tells MPs the length of detention needs to be reconsidered . • July 25 , 2007 : Gordon Brown , now Prime Minister , backs a new maximum time limit of 56 days . • November 12 , 2007 : Human rights group Liberty says Britain already has a much longer detention period for terror suspects than comparable countries .