British public sick of the erosion of freedoms

3.56.38pm BST (GMT +0100) Wed 9th Jul 2008

Commenting on today's Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust survey which finds that 60% of people believe the upper limit for detaining terrorist suspects should be 28 days or fewer, Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary, Chris Huhne said:

"When defending illiberal measures like detention for 42 days and the DNA database, ministers often cite the support of public opinion.

"These figures demonstrate that the British public have listened to the debate and are a lot more liberal than Labour give them credit for.

"This shows just how out of touch ministers are with the views of the British people. It is clear they are becoming sick and tired with the continual erosion of the freedoms that this country was once famous for."