Snoopers’ Charter: ‘Substantial changes’ needed for Labour support

Britain’s Labour Party will delay the passage of the government’s Investigatory Powers Bill until the controversial legislation is amended to offer greater privacy protections, Shadow Home Secretary Andy Burnham has said. Though initially supportive of the legislation’s aims when the bill was introduced last fall, Labour MPs will abstain from voting after the second reading … Continue reading Snoopers’ Charter: ‘Substantial changes’ needed for Labour support