PM to go ahead with terror laws
Updated on 30 April 2008
The Prime Minister has come under attack in the House of Commons on the day before local elections in England and Wales.
When challenged, Gordon Brown confirmed that he plans to push ahead to extend terror detention without charge to 42 days.
Mr Brown, who was forced to think again over the abolition of the 10p tax band, insisted he would not back down despite a challenge by Tory leader David Cameron about the possibility of a repeat of this scenario over terror suspects.
In furious Commons question time exchanges, Mr Cameron accused the Prime Minister of putting "political calculation and self interest ahead of the right decisions and the national interest".
But Mr Brown said police needed longer to interview suspects than the current 28 days and urged the Tories to think again before opposing the extension.
Amid rowdy scenes, he branded the Opposition leader a "shallow salesman" who never addressed the substance of issues.
Mr Brown was challenged over rising costs for the 2012 Olympics, but responded that the Games would be "great boost" for London and the UK as a whole.
Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg also challenged Mr Brown on whether he was "ashamed" that a Labour Government is handing out closure notices to more than 5,000 post offices.
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