This law only passed because once again the Labour Party failed to oppose it. In the past Corbyn voted against mass surveillance, this time he couldn’t even be bothered to organise opposition in the Lords or press for meaningful amendments in the Commons.
The LibDems at least had the guts to oppose this legislation. Cory neglected to mention that they were the ones in the coalition government who watered down previous proposals and put a sunset clause on legislation which has now been removed. Labour also supported the previous attempts to introduce the Snoopers’ Charter. The nationalist parties were also brave enough to stop the tilt towards Full Orwell.
