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Draft Communications Data Bill cannot proceed - Nick Clegg
Plans to give police and intelligence services the power to monitor all email and internet use in the UK need a "fundamental rethink", Nick Clegg says.
The deputy prime minister said he would block the draft Communications Data Bill and push for plans ensuring "the balance between security and liberty".
His comments came as a committee of MPs and peers criticised the bill's scope.
The Home Office said the new laws were needed "without delay" to stop serious crimes such as terrorism.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-20668953