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Lord Falconer made his opposition plain
Lords savage 42-days

The House of Lords has launched an almost universal attack on the government’s 42-day detention plans in its first day of reading in the second chamber. Peers had been widely expected to reject the proposals and send them back to the Commons, but yesterday speech after speech lambasting the arguments for increased detention gave some… Read more »

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Mr Mugabe's behaviour during the elections turned even allies against him
UK and US lead on new Zimbabwe sanctions

The Mugabe regime will face a new round of sanctions imposed by the UN, it has been announced. The US and UK have prepared a draft resolution imposing the sanctions on the Zimbabwean president for discussion at the UN security council in New York. The move follows sustained international criticism of the June 27th runoff… Read more »