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| Brown accused over 42-days letter | Brown accused over 42-days letter |
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| The prime minister has been asked to clarify comments that a senior Labour MP may be "appropriately rewarded" for his support on the 42-days vote. | The prime minister has been asked to clarify comments that a senior Labour MP may be "appropriately rewarded" for his support on the 42-days vote. |
| David Cameron said the leaked letter from Labour chief whip Geoff Hoon to Keith Vaz showed Gordon Brown's "inability to be straight with people". | David Cameron said the leaked letter from Labour chief whip Geoff Hoon to Keith Vaz showed Gordon Brown's "inability to be straight with people". |
| Mr Cameron raised the letter after the PM said "no deals were done" to win the controversial anti-terror laws vote. | Mr Cameron raised the letter after the PM said "no deals were done" to win the controversial anti-terror laws vote. |
| Mr Brown said it was simply a thank you for doing "exactly the right thing". | Mr Brown said it was simply a thank you for doing "exactly the right thing". |
| During prime minister's questions, Mr Cameron referred to a letter published in the Daily Telegraph, from Mr Hoon to Mr Vaz - chairman of the home affairs committee which had previously criticised the plan to hold terrorism suspects for up to 42 days, without charge. | |
| 'Appropriately rewarded' | |
| The letter, dated 12 June - the day after the government narrowly won the vote - said: "Just a quick note to thank you for all your help during the period leading up to last Wednesday's vote. I wanted you to know how much I appreciated all your help. I trust that it will be appropriately rewarded." | |
| Mr Cameron asked: "Will the prime minister confirm what he said on the 42 days vote, that no deals were done, no jobs were offered and no rewards were promised?" | |
| When Mr Brown replied "yes" - Mr Cameron brought up the letter and asked what Mr Hoon had meant by "appropriately rewarded". | |
| The prime minister explained: "That we thanked the chairman of the Home Affairs committee for doing exactly the right thing ... voting with the government." | |
| Mr Cameron said it demonstrated the prime minister's "complete inability to be straight with people" and suggested Mr Hoon, who was also in the Commons, should be "wriggling with embarrassment"". | |
| He asked Mr Brown: "Don't take people for fools, tell us the truth, what did he mean?" | |
| Mr Brown replied: "He meant that he was thanking the chairman of the home affairs committee for doing exactly the right thing. | |
| He began to say "if he has any allegation to make" but was interrupted by Speaker Michael Martin, who brought the exchanges to a halt. | |
| The government won the vote on extending pre-charge detention limits for terrorism suspects by just nine votes. |