Blair Brings Brown Home for Key Vote ; Chancellor Flies Back As Prime Minister Makes Last Plea for Terror Bill
Evening Standard - London › November 09, 2005
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TONY BLAIR summoned Gordon Brown from a foreign visit today in a dramatic bid to save the Government's terror Bill.
The Chancellor was hauled back to London for a symbolic show of solidarity with the Prime Minister minutes after landing in Tel Aviv for a Middle East peace conference.See the full content of this document
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Blair Brings Brown Home for Key Vote ; Chancellor Flies Back As Prime Minister Makes Last Plea for Terror Bill
Mr Brown had to catch the next flight, at 7.10am British time, after being told by Chief Whip Hilary Armstrong his presence was crucial for today's vote on plans to detain terror suspects for 90 days without charge.
Mr Brown had been given special permission to be absent for the lo...See the full content of this document
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