MPs discussed the issue of pre-charge detention which the coalition has committed to cutting to 14 days.

BBC: Protection of Freedoms Bill clears the Commons

Crossbencher Lord Dear, who led Lords moves in 2008 to veto 42-day pre-charge detention, said the current DPP's views should have "considerable weight".

BBC: Peers welcome counter-terrorism review statement

Those advocating new legal powers against terrorism lengthening pre-charge detention, increasing the scope for post-charge questioning or making telephone intercepts admissible in court will find little to support their case in Operation Overt.

ECONOMIST: Fighting terrorism