Police should not use eavesdropping powers to interfere with the work of journalists, former home secretary David Blunkett (pictured, Reuters) – who first implemented the measures – has told an influential parliamentary committee. The need for an overhaul of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act was “obvious”, said Blunkett. The chair of the Equality and … Continue reading ‘RIPA should not be used to interfere with normal activities of journalists,’ Blunkett tells MPs