Government backtracks on web monitoring plans

Sooraj Shah
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Deputy prime minister says plans will now be published in draft form first, rather than legislated as soon as possible

Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg has said that plans to monitor the British public's web and email communications will be published in draft first so that they can be debated in Parliament. Cleg...

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