UK's extension of 'terror' detentions criticised

Gordon Brown’s controversial proposals to extend pre-charge detention for terror suspects were hit with a fresh blow today when former Attorney General Lord Goldsmith said he had seen no evidence to justify going beyond 28 days.

The peer, who left the government in the summer, also confirmed he had privately opposed Tony Blair’s attempts to introduce a 90-day limit – and would have quit had they been approved by Parliament.