The government is facing the prospect of House of Lords defeat over controversial plans to lock up some mentally ill people.
The Mental Health Bill would mean people with severe personality disorders would be confined if judged to be a threat to themselves or others.

Critics have argued that the measures are too draconian.

The Conservatives and Liberal Democrats will come together to demand a string of amendments.

The bill would allow the enforced detention of people who are mentally ill, even if they have not committed any crime.

And it would strengthen powers, established in 1983, to ensure patients have therapy once they are released back into the community.

Health Minister Lord Warner has said the aim of the bill is to protect the public and patients from harm.

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