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UK anti-terrorism law faces another hurdle in House of Lords

March 1, 2005 03:52:00 PM

New UK anti-terrorism legislation that passed the House of Commons on Monday may face a tougher challenge in the House of Lords as debate began Tuesday. The bill's momentum was somewhat weakened after numerous members...

March 1, 2005 07:40:00 AM

The UK House of Commons passed the Prevention of Terrorism Bill by a vote of 272-219 Monday, despite objections that the anti-terror bill didn't receive proper debate. Home Secretary Charles Clarke has said that he...

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UK Home Office amends anti-terror bill

February 28, 2005 02:27:00 PM

UK Home Secretary Charles Clarke has indicated in a letter to his Conservative Party shadow that he will amend the Prevention of Terrorism bill so that the government would have to apply to a judge...

February 25, 2005 12:01:00 PM

The UK Parliament Joint Committee on Human Rights questioned the legality of proposed anti-terror legislation that grants the home secretary power to order house arrests of terror suspects in a report released Friday. The committee's report...

February 23, 2005 07:44:00 AM

Britain's House of Commons will vote Wednesday on legislation that will allow the UK to place terror suspects under house arrest without trial. Under the Prevention on Terrorism Bill , which was published Tuesday , terror...

February 22, 2005 10:07:00 AM

UK Home Secretary Charles Clarke announced Tuesday a revised version of proposed anti-terror laws that place suspects under house arrest in an attempt to rush the legislation through Parliament. Under the Prevention of Terrorism Bill , terror...

January 11, 2005 04:22:00 PM

British Attorney General Lord Peter Goldsmith provided new details in a speech Tuesday on the creation of a proposed UK crime-fighting agency similar to the US Federal Bureau of Investigation. The new institution, to be called the...

November 23, 2004 10:49:00 AM

Presenting the legislative agenda for the 2004-2005 session of Parliament, the British government has pledged to introduce "legislation to increase security for all." In the Queen's speech, read Tuesday morning, proposals to create a "British FBI," introduce a national...

November 22, 2004 10:20:00 AM

Britain is considering a host of new anti-terrorism measures including the introduction of special courts to try terror suspects without a jury, according to an interview given by Home Secretary David Blunkett. Other measures being considered include allowing evidence...

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