In London, the British Parliament rejected an anti-terrorism proposal that would allow the detention of terror suspect for up to 90 days without charge. The defeat is a major blow for Prime Minister Tony Blair, who campaigned heavily for the measure. It was his first major loss in the House of Commons since taking office eight years ago. The defeat comes during a week when Blair suffered major embarrassment over his handling of the invasion of Iraq. In an excerpt of his memoirs released Tuesday, former British Ambassador to Washington Christopher Meyer described the Blair government as “a crowd of pygmies” who bowed to the Bush administration’s rush to war.