House of Lords emboldened by tax credits vote and sets sights on government’s draft investigatory powers billPeers could derail plans to give police powers to potentially access the internet browsing history of any computer user in Britain in the latest present of defiance by the House of Lords.
The upper chamber has been emboldened after peers voted this week to delay proposed cuts to tax credits even though legislation had been passed by the House of Commons.
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Source: theguardian.com