Keith Vaz under pressure over 28-day query | Guardian

Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2008/sep/28/keithvaz.gordonbrown

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In July, Vaz surprised many by voting with the government to extend powers for the detention of suspected terrorists to 42 days amid predictions that Brown would lose. Days after the vote, which the government won by a majority of nine, he denied striking a deal with the government after a letter from chief whip Geoff Hoon was leaked to the Tories.

'Thank you for all your help during the period leading up to last Wednesday's vote,' wrote Hoon to Vaz. 'I trust that it will be appropriately rewarded!'

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