by RAY FLEMING
MONDAY'S impassioned debate in the House of Commons on the UK Government's Prevention of Terrorism Bill kept MPs and ministers up late and the latter probably had to go back to their offices to see how to patch up the difficulties they had got themselves into earlier. So when Charles Clarke, the Home Secretary, was interview on BBC Radio 4*s Today programme at 7.50am (London time) he was probably not exactly bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. Still he got through most of James Naughtie's questions quite well until asked why he had not been able to persuade more of the Labour backbenchers to support his position; after all, said Mr Naughtie, when some sixty of your own people vote against you or abstain, something's surely wrong? Mr Clarke snapped: One day we'll get to the point that Today presenters make the laws of the land, but we're not there yet. End of interview and a clear indication that Mr Clarke was rattled and that the Government is in deep trouble with this Bill which is probably going to be mauled by the House of Lords before it returns to the Commons.
COMMONS FIGHTS BACK
02/03/2005 00:00
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