Brown wins crunch vote on 42 days
Uproar in the House of Commons as the result is announced
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has narrowly won a House of Commons vote on extending the maximum time police can hold terror suspects to 42 days.
Thirty-six Labour MPs joined forces with Conservatives and Lib Dems to vote against the proposals.
But that was not enough to defeat them - although the government still faces a battle in the House of Lords.
The 42-day proposal was passed by 315 MPs to 306 - with votes by the nine DUP MPs proving crucial.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7449268.stm
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