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MPs vote to approve controversial data retention bill

Controversial legislation in the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Bill has cleared the Commons after completing all of its stages in one day and being agreed at third reading 449 to 33, a majority of 416.

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Labour MP: Data Bill should not be railroaded

Labour MP Tom Watson has hit out the emergency legislation announced by the government that will allow police and MI5 to probe mobile phone and internet data.

Read: New data laws to be rushed through parliament

Mr Watson said it was vital that MPs were given time to read and scrutinise any Bill.

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