Jacqui's day of destiny approaches

There's only one story tomorrow at Westminster, as MPs vote on the Government's plans to allow the detention of terror suspects for 42 days.

If the Government wins it, the credit will belong partly to Jacqui Smith, the Home Secretary, who won over some doubters with her speech to the Parliamentary Labour Party last week. If they lose, it will inevitably be seen as another blow to Gordon Brown.

Labour has today been very open about the fact that it may lose the vote. This could be a deliberate effort to warn rebels that there will be consequences if they oppose the Government - vote against the proposal and the horrible predictions in the newspapers could come true. Horrible from Labour's point of view, that is.

I wouldn't like to place a bet on the outcome tomorrow. It really is too close to call.