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I’m slightly surprised by this from Sky:
The three SDLP MPs from Northern Ireland say they will vote with the Government, which has disappointed the Labour rebels.
http://preview.tinyurl.com/3ngnor
And the BBC says the opposite:
The three SDLP MPs have indicated they will vote against Wednesday’s bill.
http://preview.tinyurl.com/4sta3a
Hopefully the DUP will vote against this bill. There is fighting terror and there is destroying centuries of our most basic freedoms. This bill is the later.
Have to say I couldn’t believe the SDLP would have voted for this bill on its merits….
Mind you, it would have been smart to vote for it so the govt didn’t have to rely on the DUP votes…..