 Despite the concern expressed by the head of MI5 and the demands from the Metropolitan Police for more powers, there was no mention of new anti-terror legislation in the Queen’s Speech. Yet the Prime Minister still wants to extend the present period for which police can hold a suspect from 28 days to 90 days. He believed that the evidence supported the longer period . He said that proposals would be based on an analysis of recent experience and that legislation could be brought in before Christmas if it was thought necessary.
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Tony Blair, has expressed his continuing support for a 90 day holding period for terror suspects. Despite the concern expressed by the head of MI5 and the demands from the Metropolitan Police for more powers, there was no mention of new anti-terror legislation in the Queen’s Speech. Yet the Prime Minister still wants to extend the present period for which police can hold a suspect from 28 days to 90 days. Blair stated that he believed that the evidence supported the longer period , and said that proposals would be based on an analysis of recent experience and that legislation could be brought in before Christmas if it was thought necessary.
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