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Terrorism Bill passes first hurdle

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27 October 2005
the Guardian

MPs voted yesterday (26 October 2005) by 472 to 94 to give the Terrorism Bill a second reading. The Conservative front bench backed the bill in principle, while promising to amend it in detail. Most Liberal Democrats joined leftwing and minor party rebels, leaving the government with a majority of 376.

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