Sentences with phrase «snooping proposals»

The watering down of the snooping proposals came as a result of Tory and Liberal Democrat backbench pressures, but many Lib Dem MPs were keen to get stuck into a public argument over civil liberties.

The comments mean the snooping proposals will not feature in the Queen's Speech and will instead only be published in draft legislation form.

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Government proposals for mass communications snooping are an utter outrage, and must be fought.

The proposal has also attracted sharp criticism from the Tory libertarian right, with the former shadow home secretary David Davis calling it an «unnecessary extension of the ability of the state to snoop on ordinary people».

Controversial proposals to expand government «snooping» of the internet in order to tackle terrorism will be included.