‘Controversial emergency legislation on communications data has cleared the Commons after an extended sitting and angry exchanges alleging an abuse of Parliament.

A hard core of up to 56 MPs stood against the massed ranks of three main parties after the front benches agreed on the urgent need for new laws.

The Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Bill was agreed at third reading by an overwhelming majority of 416, after MPs voted 449 to 33 in favour.’

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