Brown Uses Promises and Threats Towin Over Rebels in 42-Day Vote

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GORDON BROWN tore up his diary this afternoon as he called in Labour rebels ahead of tonights cliff-hanger vote on holding terror suspects for 42 days without charge.

The Prime Minister stayed in the Commons to deploy a mixture of promises and threats to win the handful of extra votes needed to secure his counter-terrorism Bill.

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Brown Uses Promises and Threats Towin Over Rebels in 42-Day Vote

At the same time, the party whips were getting heavy with recalcitrant rebels, leaving one looking ashen faced after a furious dressing down.

There were accusa...

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