Another week,another battle begins

Gordon Brown is on the offensive this morning as MP's return to the Commons over the 42 day detention legislation.
Voting is due to take place next week and it may be a vote too far for the government.
All the indications are that this is going to set off another back bench battle.However it will surely be imposssible for Brwon to back down over this.

Instead he has gone on the attack.Writing in this morning's Times he says

“I will stick to the principles I have set out and do the right thing,” adding that even though he recognises that he is going against advice

But having considered all the arguments I conclude that it was the right way to protect national security.

Ed Balls being interviewed on today thismorning ostensibly about the new teenage drink legislation called the propoals

consistent with our parliamentary tradition.The important thing is to do the right thing by national security.

The Guardian brings another argument to the table reporting that

Europe's human rights commissioner is to write to Gordon Brown this week warning him that the proposal to detain terror suspects for up to 42 days without charge is an "excessive" measure that will put Britain "way out of line" with the rest of Europe and will prove counter-productive.

At the moment reports say that up to 50 MP's will vote against the government although there may well be some Tories who will go threw the division lobby with the government.