West remarks overshadow security plan

Following this official breakfast the Prime Minister will announce a series of new measures this afternoon, including the results of Lord West's five month anti-terrorist review.

But already this morning - everything has been overshadowed by Lord West himself. The home office minister did a radio interview - apparently contracting government plans to extend the 28 day time limit for detention without charge.

But within minutes - the home office issued "a clarification". Insisting Lord West is, in fact, fully convinced of a need to change the law.

The Minister then travelled to Arsenal's Emirates stadium - to bring the agenda back onto his review. He has plans to make public, crowded spaces safer - by reinforcing or moving windows and putting obstacles in approach roads to stop suspect cars speeding up.

All measures - to stop a repeat of attacks like when an improvised truck bomb drove into Glasgow airport in the summer. But the government admits it will need the help of architects and planners.

Alongside the Lord West proposals - the government is expected to sign a £600m deal with the American company Raytheon - to operate a new electronic borders and immigration system complete with bio-metric tests and terrorist watch list.

And it's thought the department of transport will announce just how and when restrictions on airline hand-luggage will finally be eased.

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