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Government and police in firing line over MP's arrest

SENIOR police officers and politicians continued to face serious questions today over the controversial arrest of Tory immigration spokesman Damian Green.

The MP was held for nine hours on Thursday and his offices and homes searched over his alleged involvement in the leak of information from the Home Office. Premier Gordon Brown and Home Secretary Jacqui Smith have both insisted the decision to arrest him was purely a matter for police.


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