The long - heralded bill, which was originally conceived when Nick Clegg was
home affairs spokesman for the Liberal Democrats, is the third significant
step towards unravelling Labour's various criminal justice laws during its 13 years in office following the scrapping of ID cards and the review of counter-terrorism laws.
His comments come after Mr Clegg, the
home affairs spokesman, last night told an Observer fringe event that he would stand for the leadership whenever Sir Menzies
stepped down.