THE parents of a young woman who died in the London bombings believe the decision to allow police to detain terror suspects for 42 days was a "vote for common sense".

The Commons narrowly backed the bid to extend the detention of terrorist suspects by two weeks without charge by 315 votes to 306, a majority of just nine votes.

June and John Taylor, whose daughter Carrie, 24, was killed in the Aldgate Tube blast on July 7 said they were pleased with the result.

Mr Taylor, of Uplands Road, Billericay, said: "We're pleased obviously though the vote was tight and I believe this is a vote for common sense.

"We seriously hope that we don't have to use the 42 days.

" I don't want to see someone locked up for 28 days, but it's something that we will probably need in the future.

"If it had gone against us it wouldn't have surprised me, but it would have shown extremists and terrorists that we are a weak country."

Mr and Mrs Taylor have already locked horns with Billericay MP John Baron, who voted to keep the limit to 28 days.

Mr Taylor said: "I disagree with Mr Baron and feel that these plots have become so complicated and it might be that in the future we are having to deal with a plan that would take longer than 28 days to investigate.

"We might have to release them and the frightening thing is if we do that and we get something wrong then there could be another 50 people massacred."

However, Mr Baron defended his decision saying his own experience serving in Northern Ireland had convinced him the 42-day detention was not necessary.

He said: "I think it risks turning communities against us because I saw how internment did act as a recruiting sergeant for terrorism.

"The ability to take someone off in the middle of the night, from their bed, and then hold them for six weeks without telling them why they are being held is a recipe for extremism and turning communities against us.

"The Government hasn't produced one shred of evidence as to why the 42 days is needed."

He said he realised the issue is sensitive for Mr and Mrs Taylor but the 42-day detention would not have prevented the "terrible acts of 7/7".

The Bill will now go to the House of Lords, where there is reported to be widespread opposition to the measures.