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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/tory-free-vote-on-prisoner-polls.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="Conservative MPs look set to be given a free vote on a Commons motion opposing votes for prisoners" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/min-tory-free-vote-on-prisoner-polls.jpg" alt="Conservative MPs look set to be given a free vote on a Commons motion opposing votes for prisoners"/></a></p>
<p>Conservative MPs look set to be given a free vote on a Commons motion opposing votes for prisoners.</p>
<p>The motion, tabled by Tory former shadow home secretary David Davis and Labour&#8217;s former Justice Secretary Jack Straw, is due for debate next Thursday and is expected to receive support from MPs of all parties.</p>
<p>If he attempts to impose a whip on Tory backbenchers, David Cameron may face his biggest rebellion since becoming Prime Minister.</p>
<p>Asked whether the PM would instead allow backbenchers to vote according to their consciences, Mr Cameron&#8217;s spokesman told reporters: &#8220;That would certainly be consistent with what we have been saying about the House expressing a view and us listening to that view. We will take that into account when we think about what we do next.&#8221;</p>
<p>The Government is currently proposing to allow the vote to all inmates serving less than four years, in response to a European Court of Human Rights ruling which could otherwise open up the floodgates to compensation claims totalling millions of pounds.</p>
<p>But the move &#8211; which Mr Cameron said made him feel &#8220;physically ill&#8221; &#8211; has been met by stiff opposition from some MPs, and there have been indications that the vote may be restricted to those serving a year or less.</p>
<p>The motion tabled by Mr Davis and Mr Straw states that the decision on prisoners&#8217; votes should be one for democratically elected lawmakers and states that &#8220;no sentenced prisoner&#8221; should be granted the vote except those jailed for debt default or contempt of court.</p>
<p>The result of next Thursday&#8217;s division will not tie the Government&#8217;s hands.</p>
<p>But victory for the Davis-Straw motion would put enormous pressure on ministers to water down their proposals, which are expected to be put to the Commons before the summer recess.</p>
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