Ministers hope to win cross-party support for bill introducing first major recent coercive measures since 2010The counter-terrorism and security bill to be published on Wednesday will be the seventh major counter-terror law introduced in Britain since 9/11. It will be the first to introduce major coercive measures since the coalition government came to power in 2010 pledging to restore civil liberties.
The domestic secretary,Theresa May, says the bill will not be emergency legislation but hopes that with cross-party support it can be fast tracked through parliament before the general election next May.
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Source: theguardian.com