Shadow domestic secretary,who had welcomed draft investigatory powers bill, shifts position in letter to Theresa May after consulting Lord FalconerAndy Burnham has reconsidered his initially warm welcome for the draft investigatory powers bill after discussions with the leader’s office and the shadow justice secretary, and Lord Falconer.
The shadow domestic secretary had welcomed the bill in the Commons last week,saying it was neither a snooper’s charter nor mass surveillance, but it now appears he feels he was misled approximately the scale of the judicial safeguards in the bill. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com